By Meletus EZE
No fewer than 2,000 residents of Badagry coastal city benefited from the ongoing free medical services tagged “2018 Mission of Hope”, organised by Eko Club International (ECI).
The residents who are mainly old women, men and pregnant women came out en masse to benefit from the free health services.
The ECI comprises of Lagosians in diaspora who put heads together to assist in treating and teaching Lagosians how diseases can be prevented.
Vice-President, of ECI and the Chairman, Organising Committee, 2018 Medical Mission to NA, Mr Saheed Olushi, the , said that Lagosians in diaspora put heads together on how to assist government by providing free health services.
Olushi said that the programme was being done every two years by ECI.
“We came together from the U.S., U.K. and Canada to assist our people in Lagos.
“We give people in Lagos free medication, prescription and we care for diabetes, dental, eye treatment and general medicine.
“Mind you, most of the medical focus is on elder ones between 40 years and above and any other that comes for the services.
“These services are provided free by the experts, doctors, pharmacists and general surgeon doctors who came here.
“The goal of the mission is to help our people and we hope to satisfy the health needs of the less privileged by forming alliance with the state government to organise free health services,” he said.
The Public Relations Officer of ECI, Mrs Kemisola Baljak, said the free medical mission would be offering the services to the people of Agege on Monday.
“We were in Okota yesterday 9Saturday) before coming to Badagry for free health services today.
“We will move to Agege tomorrow, on Tuesday, we will be in Mushin, then we will go to Isolo on Wednesday.
“This programme is being organised every two years,” she said.
The ECI spokesperson urged private companies and telecommunication companies to partner with ECI to treat Lagosians, adding that government alone could not do it.
Mr Isiaka Adeniran, a pensioner, who attended the free health service thanked the organisers for treating them and providing free glasses for them.
“Nurse checked me, they gave me drug and a pair of eye glasses.
“This is a good thing for the people of Badagry, all of us that came today are very happy with the way we were treated. God will guide them back to Lagos,” he said.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Toyin Sejiri, however, said that one day was too small to treat the people of Badagry.
Sejiri urged the organisers of the programme to extend it, adding that only 2,000 out 3,500 that came were attended to due to time constraint.
