The Nasara Women Development Foundation, also known as Nasara Foundation, has provided free medical services to no fewer than 1,500 beneficiaries in Kebbi State.
The medical outreach took place in Kebbi Medical Centre, Kalgo, between Monday, September 9 and Sunday, September 15, 2024.
It was the first phase of the community eye care program by the Foundation as all the beneficiaries had free feeding. Transport fare was also provided by the Foundation.
The outreach, done in partnership with Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, saw 500 beneficiaries undergo free cataract diagnosis and eye surgeries, while 1000 others received prescription glasses for refractive errors, apart from treating others with eye issues, such as allergies and infections.
Speaking at the Medical Centre during a tour, the Wife of Kebbi State Governor and Founder, Nasara Foundation, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, said her Foundation “is committed to supporting the administration of His Excellency, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris in its quest to having a healthy and vibrant state.”
According to Hajiya Zainab: ”This would be the second of such Medical Outreach after the one we did prior to the 2023 election. We are aware that there are many people who have eye defects and may not have funds to spend in the hospitals to correct such defects.
“We have not only arranged for free eye surgeries for 500 beneficiaries but the other 1000 people would also benefit from free diagnosis, treatment and prescription glasses. We are also feeding all the beneficiaries and also provide them with transport fare. We have done all of these so that none of them would be left out.”
On the involvement of the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, the Program Manager, Kebbi Eye, Deshpande Chandrakant, said that they had been relentlessly pursuing the cause of preventable blindness through high quality and high-volume cataract surgeries in and around Kebbi State for over two decades.
He added: ”Considering the high prevalence, we are open to collaborate with like-minded organizations that can support the cause. Nasara Foundation under leadership of Her Excellency, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris had previously partnered with us by supporting outreach for Eye care.
“His Excellency, Governor Idris appreciates the deliverables achieved by the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation and is always supportive of the initiatives. The outreach is an additional component to reach out to patients’ eye care specifically cataract. This shall help in identification and treatment of cataract patients.”
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