Foundation gives free health care to 1075 people in South/East, South South

A total number of persons exceeding one thousand in the South East and South-South regions in Nigeria having underlying health conditions have benefitted in a free medical outreach from a facilitator, Dr. Modesty Care Foundation based in the US.

The Foundation also provides free Solar Panels for the lighting of streets in multiple autonomous communities in the South Eastern region of Nigeria through its programme tagged “Lighting Africa” to augment power infrastructure in rural communities in Nigeria.

This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer of Dr Modesty Care Foundation Dr. Modesty Echefula Onwemadu while speaking with journalists in Uyo on Saturday.

According to Onwemadu, the organization is aimed at capturing the needs of people in the South East and South-South Nigeria in areas like education, human capital development, and general empowerment.

Onwemadu, an American-based Medical Doctor and indigene of Umuchulu autonomous community in Ngor Okpala local government area of Imo state, explained that the Foundation was borne out of the passion to assist the peoples of southeast/ South-South in tackling health challenges and other needs of the people.

“As a Prince, being the son of a King, I saw what my father was doing to help the people. I followed his footsteps to redeem my people.”

He listed diseases treated during the free medical outreach at the Community Central School Amala in Ngor Okpala local government area of Imo state to include Hepatitis, checking of vital signs, malaria / Typhoid treatment, management of Arthritis / Hypertension.

” I told my colleagues in the United States that medicine is not all about healing. I also told them that medicine does not end in the hospital . When people are hungry and you give them food to eat; that food becomes the medicine ”

” I have awarded scholarships to students in my community, give financial assistance to those who want to do business and now I am providing health care for the people. I also procure solar power panels to lighten up the streets which I would extend to neigbouring states such as AKwa Ibom, Abia, Cross River, among others”.

He said the foundation will provide financial assistance, human capital development, education, and general empowerment in the next 10 years.

He, therefore, urged the government and other donor agencies to partner with the Foundation to touch the lives of the people positively.

” Government is a big enterprise. It has so much to give to the people without resources to execute her plan. I need more people to join me in this charity work across South East and South-South Nigeria” he said

One of the beneficiaries of the medical outreach, His Royal Highness Eze Simeon Nwaju Obiogu 1 of Amala autonomous community who accompanied the Foundation to AKwa Ibom said the medical outreach was one of the best things that have happened to him and the entire people of his domain.

” I had a stroke in the last 4 years and was battling to treat myself before the intervention from Dr. Modesty Care Foundation. Now I am fine. God bless him ”

One of the Volunteers who is working in the Foundation, Chiamaka Ezeh, said the outreach brought drugs from foreign manufacturers with high potency to treat all the patients.

” Drugs administered to patients were a high quality that facilitated the quick recovery of patients ”

However, the Coordinator of the Foundation in Akwa Ibom Comrade Udeme James had earlier told Akwa Ibomites that the medical outreach will be extended to Akwa Ibom people.

He urged the organization to consider Akwa Ibom in the next phase of the outreach so that the South-South zone will benefit fully from the humanitarian gesture.