Agbeyewa Farms Distributes Free Eyeglasses To 5,000 Ekiti Residents
Agbeyewa Farms an agro-allied organisation has concluded an eight-day outreach program of providing free medical care to over 5,000 people across 20 communities in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
This initiative, conducted in partnership with Grace for Impact Foundation, an international non-profit organisation, is a major component of Agbeyewa’s strategy to ensure shared prosperity that benefits the entire state.
The outreach featured 100 healthcare professionals providing medical screening and treatments, eye screening and free eyeglasses, dental screening and treatments, and cancer screening, as well as dispensing medications to residents of Ipao, Oke Ayedun, Odo Ayedun, Itapaji, Ikosu, Erinmope and neighbouring communities in Ekiti state.
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“This medical outreach provided essential care to members of our host communities and nearby areas, which are largely remote areas and have limited access to healthcare services,” said Niyi John Olajide, Chairman, Agbeyewa Farms.
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He added that “we appreciate the opportunity to benefit our host communities on health matters through our sustained interest in the wellness of the communities.
” We believe that engagements like this promote mutual trust and enhance cooperation between host communities and businesses. We hope our model of involvement encourages other businesses operating in the state to also partner with the government to contribute to the sustained development of the state.”
Speaking on the results of the outreach, the Grace for Impact program coordinator, Mrs Dele Alade Nweneka emphasized that it was a very successful outing, stating that of the 5,533 individuals who benefitted from the six-day health mission, about 35% were men, 50% women and 15% children. Eye and Dental care accounted for 76.5% of the medical cases encountered while cases like high blood pressure, Malaria, amongst others made up 40%.
