By: Ike Philip Abiagom
Residents of Ibusa, yesterday turn out in large numbers to received free medical checkup and treatment at the Omu Boy Primary School in Ibusa.Over 3000 persons have so far received the free treatment as part of the yearly medical outreach, which an initiatives of Obi(Dr) Henry Ajudua-1,the Ezeudu-1 of Ibusa and his beloved wife Obi(Dr)Mrs Vivian Ajudua in collaboration with the Vebron Carre Foundation.
For Philanthropist and Medical Practitioner based in United States of America,Obi(Dr) Henry Ajudua-1,the Ezeudu-1 of Ibusa , no other time during the year is the spirit of giving and sharing more alive in their heart. The eloquent businessman and educationist, who delights in putting smiles on the faces of the less privileged, poor and downtrodden across several towns and communities in the spirit of the season has not only become a ‘Messiah of sort’ to the poorest of the poor but had kept faith with his mission to reduce poverty and hunger in the state.
The Medical Practitioner in his magnanimity of distributing free bags of rice and offering a free medical check-up for people in Ibusa and its environs in almost two decades at Christmas along the streets of Delta State has endeared himself to many residents and families, and for his kind gesture, he undoubtedly earned the nickname, ‘The Health Man.’
Obi Ajudua, admired by many of his allies have made it a tradition to celebrate and distribute food items as a show of love to the poor and needy who have little to celebrate the season with. His non Governmental Organisation,Vebron Carre Foundation offered free medical diagnosis to the poor and vulnerable Nigerians and also empower people in various communities.
Newsbreeze reports that the free medical outreach targeted at both young and old women and men covered; blood pressure levels, health education on chronic and preventive diseases, free medical check-ups, free distribution of basic medications, healthy eating and healthy living, dementia and memory loss awareness, hypertension, cholera, diabetes and distribution of free drugs.
Obi(Dr) Henry Ajudua-1,the Ezeudu-1 of Ibusa, the President of Vebron Carre Foundation,the Co-organizer of the free medical outreach while speaking with journalists said; “the main purpose for the outreach is to touch lives by providing basic health education for patients to take control of their health and to offer free healthcare consultation services with free medicines to those who cannot afford routine general medical check-ups or treatment.
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I did this for my people because I grew up in this town and the community has helped me a lot in this environment and this is the best time for me to give back to my community.
“I have a call to reach out to the underprivileged around me, which is why we are holding this medical outreach for our people.
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We decided to bring healthcare services closer to the people at no cost at all because it is a known fact that access to Medicare is a big challenge in Nigeria. It is widely accepted that prevention is better than cure. What we aim to achieve with this exercise is to prevent and/or detect early diseases in the body system of our community. A lot of people with one underlying ailment or the other are dying in silence because they cannot afford the hospital bills.
Also speaking at the event, the Co- Organizer and the Managing Director of Vebron Carre Foundation, Obi(Dr)Mrs Vivian Ajudua, appreciated family, friends and colleagues for the accolades and support, noting that she is inspired to save lives, she advised beneficiaries to take advantage of the free medical services to know their health status by checking to know if the situation needs prompt diagnosis and treatment to reduce mortality rate in Delta State and Nigeria at large.
She said, “One of the reason for this outreach is to render service to those that need it. I’m happy presently about the turnout. We are here to save lives and believe that we have been in community and it is time for us to give back to the community , that is why we are doing what we are doing.
Dr (Mrs ) Ajudua described Christmas as a period of celebration and putting smile on the faces of people, She said the annual Christmas Rice distribution is one of the programmes of the foundation to mark the end of the year and recalled their activities in health, education, infrastructural development among others. while thanking God for her husband Obi(Dr) Henry Ajudua-1, whose philanthropic gesture has uplifted lives, called on other wealthy persons to emulate him as he prayed for its sustenance.