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No fewer than 500 persons have benefitted from a free medical outreach organised by the Olori (wife) of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse 111.
The outreach is under the “Wuwu Ore Initiative” (Mother’s Love).
It was kicked off on Saturday, December 10, 2021 at Ode Itsekiri (Big Warri), the ancestral home of the Itsekiri Nationality in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Youth and adults from Ode Itsekiri and neighbouring communities benefitted from the pilot scheme.
The Olori, while addressing the people, said that the initiative was to provide adequate health services to the riverine communities.
She said that there was a possibility of reaching other riverine communities quarterly with the health programme.
“This is a pilot scheme; we are lookng at the possiblity of reaching other communities in the riverine areas quarterly.
“I feel like a mother, it gives me joy. We want to impact good health on the people; we want people to be very strong so they can work well and succeed,” she said.
One of the coordinators, Dr Utake Ovwe, said that the aim was to enable those in the riverine areas to have access to quality healthcare services.
According to him, many of the healthcare services around were under-developed and under-funded.
He noted that the riverine dwellers do not have access to adequate and quality healthcare.
“As a medical doctor, I discovered that a lot of children were being brought from the riverine areas with sugar level as low as seven per cent which is not normal.
“This outreach is first of its kind in Warri kingdom to the best of my knowledge. People are coming from neighbouring villages and towns, not just Ode Itsekiri,” he said.
Some of the health services provided included: medical checks and treatment, dental, eye check, urine analysis, malaria, blood glucose and retroviral screenings as well as provision of drugs.
The people were also provided with palliative which included: rice, beans, mosquito nets and wrappers, among others.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Felicia Ebitemije, thanked the Olori for her kind gesture.
“I am very grateful. In this Christmas season, we have not seen this kind of thing in these communities. She is very kind. I pray God to continue to bless our Olori,” she prayed. h
The project was organised in partnership with the GoodLife, National Action Committee on Aid (NACA) and Pro-Health International Africa, among others.
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