RCCG Holds Free Medical Outreach In Lagos

August 25, 2022263 views0

RCCG Holds Free Medical Outreach In Lagos

2022-08-25T11:26:15+01:00

By Church News

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), The Calvary Area Headquarters, Province 89, Oshodi, Lagos held a free medical outreach for residents of the community as part of activities to mark its 25th anniversary.This was organised in collaboration with Chike Okoli Foundation, Emzor Pharmaceuticals and Pharmatex Industries and no fewer than 600 people benefitted from the activity which featured free consultations, blood pressure checks, blood sugar screening, and eye tests, among others.Mr Jeffrey Aganbi, Pastor-In-Charge of the Area, said the free medical has been on for over 10 years to improve the well-being of people in the area. The pastor said the Church executed a borehole to ease the burden on the community.He said, “The major objective for the outreach is to bring healthcare services closer to the community at no cost because access to medical care is a big challenge in Nigeria. A lot of people with one underlying ailment or the other are dying in silence because they can’t afford the exorbitant hospital bills.”Also, the Medical Director, MacTayo Hospital, Dr Chijindu David, identified ignorance as the major contributing factor to health conditions as many people with high blood pressure were not even aware that they have the condition.Dr Chijindu said, “Almost 90 per cent of the patients consulted here today are hypertensive, of which a majority of them are not even aware that they have the condition because they don’t check.”Esther Ayo, a representative of Emzor expressed the commitment of the company to continually collaborate with the RCCG to ensure that members of the church and residents of the area have access to healthcare services at no cost.Mr Godwin Ohadugha, an elder, commended the church for the outreach, saying it was one of the numerous humanitarian gestures of the church to the community.ALSO READ I Want To Embody Christ In All That I Do – Bryce Young