The 2018
Medical Outreach
Ogwashi-Uku Association USA, Inc successfully conducted a medical mission from October 1st to 5th, 2018, 9am to 5pm in Ogwashi-Uku Townhall.
Ogwashi-Uku Association USA, Inc successfully conducted a medical mission from October 1st to 5th, 2018, 9am to 5pm in Ogwashi-Uku Townhall. It is a great joy to share this medical update with our donors/sponsors, well-wishers and members. It was a memorable event, standing shoulder to shoulder with Nshi Club of Ogwashi-Uku, Lagos branch members, being amongst our fellow Ogwashians at the medical mission location – Townhall, watching our fellow Ogwashians being provided with free medical services and seeing the joys on their faces as they receive medications brought so much happiness to my heart.
The medical team was consisted of 43 medical personnel in total: 13 from USA (5 physicians, 3 nurses, 2 pharmacists, 1 sonographer; 2 dentists); 7 from Lagos (1 dentist, 1 pharmacist and 5 nurses); 1 nurse from Port Harcourt; from Enugu (5 breast cancer specialists); 6 from Isoks Vision Ltd, Asaba (3 ophthalmologist and 3 nurses); 2 youth corps doctors from General Hospital Ogwashi-Uku and 9 nurses from Ogwashi-Uku Dynamic Women Charity Association.
There were members from Nshi Club of Ogwashi-Uku both the home branch and members from the Lagos branch including some members from ODA especially their executives.
It rained on the very first day of the event (October 1st) but that did not deter our people from coming out. They started queuing up outside the Townhall as early as 6.00am and stayed till the end of the day.
Majority of the patients cared for were elderly but they were teenagers and children. The medical mission provided outpatient clinics in different specialties in Ophthalmology and Internal Medicine.
Beneficiaries:
A total number of 1,722 beneficiaries from Ogwashi-Uku and neighboring towns were treated and served during this 5-day mission. These beneficiaries are people who cannot afford to be treated in private or government hospitals for medical care and costly surgical operations (if needed).
| Services | Number of patients served | Treated | Referred | Cancer Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 |
| Vision | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 |
| -Prescription Glasses | ||||
| Breast Cancer (CBE) | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 |
| OBGYN | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| General Consultation | 642 | 642 | 642 | 642 |
| Registration (adults & pediatrics) | 1722 | 1722 | 1722 | 1722 |
Gratitude:
This outreach was a huge success. First and foremost, we thank God for His guidance, protection and blessings all through. We extend our profound gratitude to Ogwashi-Uku Development Association (ODA) for making Ogwashi-Uku Townhall available for this mission, great appreciation to our joint partnership with Nshi Club of Nigeria Ogwashi-Uku (Lagos Branch) and Mrs. Ify Nwabukwu and her medical personnel from AWCAA.
We thank the Dynamic Women Charity Association Ogwashi-Uku and her wonderful nurses; the Breast Cancer Awareness team from Enugu; Dr. Lawrence Afinotan of General Hospital Ogwashi-Uku for sparing two of their youth corps doctors; the Isoks Vision Ltd Eye Clinic team from Asaba; Prof. Stella Chiemeke (Rector Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku) for making the polytechnic bus available throughout the 5-day event. We extend our sincere thank you to all our helpers, the drivers, the cleaners, the electrician and other indigenes that did their very best to ensure that this 2018 was a great success.
We most importantly owe eternal gratitude to all our donors for their enormous generosity which made this 2018 Medical Mission possible and a great success. May God grant us all the willingness, the commitment and dedication to continue to reach out to our people back home. They need us and we truly need each other to make this world a better place. We hope and pray for a much bigger outreach next time.