CMDA: Dunamis, Others Give Support And Organize Free Medical Outreach For FCT Residents
As part of activities marking its 50th anniversary, The Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria (CMDA Nigeria) has organised a free medical outreach for the residents of Gosa in the Abuja Municipal Council Area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and its surrounding environs, as part of the activities to mark its 50th anniversary.
The outreach is divided into 2 phases which are the medical care which began on the 10th June and climaxed on the 12th June, 2022, and the surgical care which is scheduled for 24th-26th June, 2022. The outreach had been organized by the CMDA and supported by the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Healthcare Christian Fellowship Nigeria, Christian Pharmacists Fellowship Of Nigeria and the Nigerian Medical Association.
While speaking with journalists at the venue of the outreach on Sunday, Prof. Chima Onoka, the Chief Executive Officer of Christian Medical and Dental Association Of Nigeria (CMDA Nigeria), stated that similar outreaches were also ongoing at its branches nationwide.
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While responding to a question from reporters as to whether the outreach was just for Christians, Prof. Onoka said: “No, no no! We have seen everybody. We have seen atheists. We have seen people that are traditional worshippers. We have seen Christians. We have seen Muslims. But the message is the same. We are here to bring healing. But not just healing but also hope. And transformation in a holistic way. It is not just medical care. There is medical care. There is health counseling. And people are receiving all sorts of treatments free of charge. Not just people from this community but all its environs.”
Dr. Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, and his wife, Dr. Mrs. Becky Paul-Enenche, who are both trained medical doctors, were on ground and had also attended to some of the patients.
Dr Enenche was also the president of CMDA while in the medical school over three decades ago.
As he addressed the newsmen, Dr. Paul Enenche stated that Dunamis is working with the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria to “ensure that the vision of ministering to the whole man; spirit, soul and body is realised. Minister to relieve their afflictions in the body, mental ministration and spiritual because we know that the core need of man is spiritual.
“As you can see, there are various health care delivery going on here. Children are being attended to by pediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists are here, retoroviral screening for HIV and other infectious diseases going on. Hepatitis vaccination are being administered, physicians are attending to adults, dentists, ophthalmologists, ear, nose and throat surgeons are also on ground attending to people irrespective of religion. Surgeries are being scheduled, all free of charge.”
