The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation has said good health will boost individual and national productivity.
Speaking at the 38th Free Medical Mission of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation where 5,000 people received treatment, Chairman of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation, Dr Seinye Lulu-Briggs, called on organisations and individuals to assist people in need of healthcare.
Lulu-Briggs, said, “The importance of good health to boosting individual and national productivity cannot be overemphasised. There is a need for more work to be done to provide quality healthcare for Nigerians. I also want to ask individuals and companies with the means to assist people in need of care or to partner with the foundation.
A statement by the foundation said that the medical mission, featuring counselling/health education, outpatient consultations, general surgeries, pediatric care, and dental care, was held at the Model Primary Healthcare Centre, Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“Other services rendered during the mission were vision care (including glasses and surgery), malaria testing and treatment, HIV/AIDs screening, physiotherapy, and an onsite pharmacy and laboratory.”
“The Foundation’s medical team conducted 132 surgeries and distributed 780 eyeglasses to beneficiaries during the five-day mission,” it read.
It appreciated its partners including Rivers State Primary Healthcare Management Board, the executive council of Andoni LGA, the Okaan-Ama of Ikuru Town, King (Dr) Aaron Miller Ikuru, and his chiefs.
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