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  • Lions Club sponsors girl’s eye surgery

    The Ilupeju Lions Club has sponsored an eye surgery for three-year-old Alimat Ibrahim.

    The President of the club, Babatunde Raji, said Alimat had not seen since she was born.

    He said the gesture, which costs N750,000, was to enable Alimat regain her sight.

    Speaking at the weekend, at Eye Foundation Hospital, Ikeja, after the successful operation on Alimat, Raji said the period which the family came to the club and when the operation took place was within three weeks.

    Lions Club District Governor for District 404 B2 Nigeria, Dupe Dada appreciated Lions Club Ilupeju for the gesture.

    “Our major priority is the vision and this is our core area particularly when it comes to medical. We believe that the government cannot do it all alone and that is why we take it as our own responsibility to save souls. At the same time, we can only implore other persons to come and join us to help the needy,” he said.

    Alimat mother, Khadijat Ibrahim, a trader, thanked the club for coming to their aid.

    “We have been to different hospitals but we were told nothing could be done until we got to Eye Foundation Hospital that assured us that Alimat would regain her sight.

    “Since birth, Alimat could not see with the eyes. Lions Club Ilupeju came to our rescue and we appreciated what they have done,” she said.

    Former Chief Editing Assistant, Lagos State Ministry of Information and Grandfather to Alimat, Taiwo Ishola said the family had been to different hospitals and had done several tests but to no avail.

    He said they had spent over N200,000 and were eventually referred to Eye Foundation but the family could not afford the cost of the operation.

    “I wrote letters for financial assistance to several individuals and organisations but all were to no avail. As a family, we appreciate what this club has done and we thank God that the operation was successful,” he said.

  • Free eye surgery for residents

    In its bid to improve health care standards of the underprivileged communities in Lagos and its environs, Rotary International President, Barry Rassin has reiterated the commitment of Rotary in providing free eye care for indigents in the state.

    Rassin and his wife Esther who were on three-day visit to Nigeria said this while inaugurating an eye hospital situated along Airport Road, Ikeja Lagos. He also said the facility will enhance the health of the people.

    While commending the initiative put together by Rotary Club of Lagos, Palm-Grove Estate, Indian Community and Indo Eye Care Foundation, Rotarian Barry Rassin and his wife pointed out that the gesture will go a long way in bringing succour to many Nigerians who suffer one ailment or the other, especially cataracts.

    His words: “When the hospital becomes operational, it will revolutionise the health care delivery for the underprivileged Nigerian communities. This is so significant when one considers that there are more than a million patients approaching blindness due to cataract.”

    Speaking about projects implemented by the foundation in the past, the President, Rotary Club of Palmgrove Estate, Rotarian Ravindra Kamat Indo Eye Care Foundation along with Rotary Club of Palmgrove Estate has performed over 20,000 free eye surgeries in Nigeria.

    “Seeing the overwhelming demand for eye-related treatment, we realised that bringing a team of doctors annually was not enough to help the indigent Nigerians. We, therefore, envisaged the need for opening an inclusive eye hospital here in Lagos that would cater for the underprivileged”, Kamat said.

     

  • Two-yr-old needs N6m for eye surgery

    A two-year-old, Alexander David, who is suffering from an eye infection needs a sum of N6 million to undergo corrective surgery oversea.

    The surgery is to be carried out by doctors at Fortis Hospital in Bangalore, India.

    According to a medical report issued by Union Diagnostic and Clinical Services Plc, Victoria Island, Lagos, ‘’there is a huge solid tissue mass occupying and expanding the entire left orbit. It displaced exteriorly a distorted left eyeball which overhangs the face with accompanying swelling of palperal and facial soft tissues. The intraorbital mass would appear well encapsulated.

    ‘’Another huge mass is shown in the subcutaneous layer of the left temple, extending down to the upper neck and jaw.’’

    A statement issued by his family called on public- spirited Nigerians to assist in seeking treatment for her son.

    ‘’ The problem started in January 2017, and he was taken to General Hospital in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State. Some drugs were prescribed for him by doctors, but the pains and itches continued.

    ‘’In June 2017, he was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, and his mother, Maryam was advised to do some laboratory test and CT scan, but there was no money for her to do so. In August 2017, the swollen eye burst. As a result of that, the mother decided to take the boy to some prayer houses, crusades and churches without any significant improvement.

    Donations can be sent to a Union Bank account number: 0077934533, while the boy’s family can be reached on 09074348819.

  • Child model bags scholarship, father gets eye surgery

    More good news seems to be coming the way of kid model, Oluwatobiloba Falana who was recently signed to Qtaby Events. Tobi has now been awarded a scholarship up to university level by Japaul Oil & Maritime Services Plc led by Mr. Jegede Abiodun Paul.

    Making the announcement last week, Mr Paul, who is also the Chairman of Jegede Paul Foundation, revealed that he has also paid for Tobi’s father’s eye surgery as he is blind from prolonged cataract.

    Late last year, a viral picture showing the cute little boy photobombing a wedding picture made rounds on the internet, with many applauding the photographer, Ayaworan Media House, and adoring the boy for his cheesy attitude.

    Days after, people started seeking out the boy to send in gifts and donations towards his welfare, especially after hearing his touching story.

    According to reports, Tobi was abandoned by his Mom when he was a month old and is being raised by his father and a nanny.

    Although Oluwatobiloba had never seen the four walls of a school, he has a good command of English language considering his age. He speaks and understands English Language.

    He is presently being managed by Qtaby Events.

  • Rotary offers free eye surgery for community

    Rotary Club of Yaba, District 9110, Nigeria has unveiled plans to offer free medical surgery for people suffering from cataract and other eye defects within the community and its environs.

    Abosede Victoria Soyoola said this during her installation as the 43rd President of the club.

    Mrs Soyoola popular known as ‘Mama Yaba’ is a Chartered Accountant and former Chairman, Rotary Foundation of the club.

    In her address after installation, Mrs Soyoola stated that arrangement has been concluded with some doctors abroad to perform the eye surgery for selected people within the community.

    “In the coming months, we are embarking on several projects to help the people in our community. We have already scheduled an eye surgery for some people who have already been screened. Doctors from abroad will handle the operation,” she said.

    Mrs Soyoola restated her commitment to serving humanity, noting that the main focus of her club this year will be to bring succour to several physically and economically challenged persons within Yaba community.

    “In the coming months also, we will be distributing books and first aid boxes with drugs to primary schools and mosquito nets to post-natal and pregnant women. We will also embark on tree planting across the community,” she added.

     

  • 14,000 for free eye surgery

    14,000 for free eye surgery

    NO  fewer than 14, 000 Lagosians are undergoing free cataract eye surgery at the Marina General Hospital.

    Hundreds of such surgeries have been scheduled daily in the programme tagged: “Mission for vision”, a joint venture of the Rotary Club of Palmgroove, the Rotary Eye Institute in India and the Lagos State Government.

    The Rotary Eye Institute has provided the technical assistance for the project and the state government gave manpower support.

    The project, which began on September 4, will hold till  September 24. It has no age barrier.

    Team leader of the camp and Secretary of the Indian Eye Institute, Yogesh Naik, said the project has held annually since 2005, expressing delight to have come once again, to help in alleviating the people’ssuffering.

    He said a lot of work must be done in the area of health care, as according to him, a high number of hypertensive cases abound in most patients and that communities lack  medical facilities.

    According to him, the lack of awareness for eye care and malnutrition was posing a major problem to the populace.

    “Fifty per cent of those who come are hypertensive, posing a big problem for us to operate on them,” he said.

    He called on government to make insurance policies compulsory as its back lock poses a problem to them.

  • Corps member gives free eye surgery to 30 people

    Succour came the way of 30 indigent people suffering various eye ailments in Minna, the Niger State capital, when a National Youth Service Corps member Dr. Uwaeze Oke Ikesinachi sponsored a free eye surgical intervention for the patients.

    The free eye surgery tagged “You can see again” was flagged off at the General Hospital, Minna, as a personal community development service by the corps member who is an optometrist.

    Ikesinachi noted that the free eye surgery was borne out of his desire to use his professional skill to come to the aid the downtrodden.

    “I am an eye specialist and in that regard I know the basic need of my patients. I know what it means for a patient to be blind and I feel their pains and that is the basic motivation behind everything I do.

    “If you take a look at the patients here, you would see that some of the blindness can be treated but most of them are penniless and helpless. Some others are languishing in ignorance as they don’t even know they can get remedy for their ailments and that is why I have decided to use my skill to be of help to them,” he addedý

    The doctor who maintained that the exercise cost him a fortune, added that he was collaborating with eye surgeons and consultants to execute the project.

    He said the beneficiaries, who were drawn from across the state, ýwill be treated for eye infections ranging from cataract and pterygium among others.

    He added that a blind 10 year-old who had been suffering fromý congenital cataract could now see after he was operated on earlier.

    One of the beneficiaries, Malam Mohammed Malik, who can only see with one eye, says he has been battling with the problem since 2004 and hopes to make use of both eyes again after surgery.

  • Ogun, NGO organise free eye surgery

    Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka has said that sight restoration and prevention of blindness have become the most considered and cost-effective interventionist strategies in the healthcare system.

    Dr. Soyinka stated this at the official flag-off of  a week-long free eye screening and surgical programme organised by the state government in collaboration with Rotary International and Indo-Eye Care Foundation

    Speaking while inspecting the programme at the State Hospital, Abeokuta, Dr. Soyinka assured that government was ensuring that partnership between government and the non-governmental organisations continues, pointing out that the medical team from India consists of highly qualified surgeons. He added that with the assistance of the partners “we are planning to expand the eye unit of the hospital.”

    At the official flag off of the programme, Dr. Soyinka, who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Health, Dr. Olaolu Lawson said approximately 285 million people worldwide live with low visual and blindness, even as he said that Africa accounts for 15 per cent of the figure. He noted that over 80 per cent of visual impairment is preventable as they could be treated.

    Expressing appreciation to the Rotary organisation and the Indo-Eye Foundation from India, the Permanent Secretary, Hospitals Management Board, Mrs. Modupe Olurin said the programme which coincided with World Sight Day was a testimony of government’s commitment to taking care of the health needs of the people.

    She further said that the main objective of the programme was to restore and save the sight of the needy, adding that efficient healthcare delivery is highly paramount to Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration.

    While indicating that their medical team comprises highly qualified surgeons from India who are concerned about the vision of the people, the president of the Rotary Club Lagos, Mr. Venugopal Jajoo said the mission of the Indo Care Foundation is to partner with the state government to save the sight of the needy.

    Some of the beneficiaries Mr. Odunlami Oluwakayode and Mrs. Grace John expressed their appreciation to organisers of the programme for the gesture, even as they thanked the state government for implementing such programme for the less-privileged.

    Among dignitaries present at the event was the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Health, Mrs. Foluke Bello.

  • Council gives free eye surgery to residents

    Council gives free eye surgery to residents

    The Obot Akara Local Government of Akwa Ibom State said it had sponsored eye treatment and surgery for 100 inresidents of the area.

    The council Chirman, Mr Idongesit Ntekpere, said this while addressing newsmen on his achievements in the last one year at Nto Edino, the council headquarters.

    Ntekpere said the council, within the period, came tops among the 31 local government areas of the state in the UNICEF assessment on Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH) programme.

    He said that 100 youths were trained on skills acquisition while 48 entrepreneurs were empowered in the area.

    Ntekpere said over 140 motorcycles had been acquired by the council and distributed to residents to ease transportation within the area.

    He added that the council constructed the traditional ruler’s chambers at the secretariat and built a civic centre at Urua Offiongettor community.

    He said 27 rural feeder roads had been graded during the period under review, explaining that 29 adult education centres were resuscitated to boost mass literacy in the council area.

    The chairman attributed the council’s achievements to commitment and hard work of the staff.

    “As a boundary local government with its peculiarity and under-development, we knew the implication of lack of commitment.

    “We employed careful and strategic planning in our development programme,” Ntekpere said.