No fewer than 210 residents, including children, of Jahi Community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) benefitted from the 2024 edition of free medical outreach organised by the Restored Heart Foundation (RHF).
The outreach, which was in commemoration of this year’s World Health Day celebrated every April 7, was said to be in furtherance of its efforts to promote good health and well-being, especially in underserved communities, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.
In a statement by the organisation, this year’s outreach was a continuation of its first Medical Outreach Project which was implemented last year at Gwarinpa village, Abuja.
“The Restored Heart Foundation implemented this year’s Medical Outreach Project (MOP) in Jahi Community, Abuja, making the Primary Health Centre of the community its cardinal location,” the statement said.
Continuing, the RHF explained that the outreach recorded “the numbers of volunteers to be 27, staff who were present were 8 in numbers while Children who benefited from this project were 84 and adults 126 which sums the number of beneficiaries to be 210.
“The main goal of this year’s project was to sensitize the people in the community about Malaria, but with the organization partnership with ICARH and Timawale Inclusive Health Foundation, they were also able test people for HIV/AIDs, educate those who tested positive on how to live with the disease also providing medications for HIV/AIDs.
“Also, with their partnership with these other two organizations, The Restored Heart Foundation conducted other tests such as Blood Sugar Level and High Blood Pressure test to help determine the health status of the beneficiaries.”
According to the statement, residents of the community were also educated on different health topics such as Personal Hygiene, Good Nutrition, Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Malaria, Hypertension and the Importance of Visiting Health Facilities.
“Our aim for this year’s Medical Outreach Project was ultimately achieved and it is so soothing to see the smile on the faces of everyone who benefited from this project. The healthcare facilities in most communities are low and non-functional and due to this fact, we hope and aim to achieve more in the health sector to ensure the adequate execution of the SDG 3, improve the standard of living for those in underserved communities with little or zero access to healthcare facilities and most importantly promote good health and wellbeing of residents in Nigerian communities,” the statement quoted the Executive Director of the Organization, Mr. Samuel Oluwatimilehin.