Tuesday 13 September 2016

ESIT EKET CHAIRMANSHIP HOPEFUL PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE SICK




By Assam Abia

No fewer than 50 indigent sick people of Eket and Esit Eket Local Government Areas Akwa Ibom State, on Friday received free medical treatment on various ailments, courtesy  of Doctor Ekanem Friday John, a renowned philanthropist.

DR EKANEM 1The free medical treatment included x-ray and diagnosis, provision of drugs and surgery while some patients received cash for feeding and transportation.
Dr. Ekanem said the gesture was a regular annual event of his medical outfit as a way of giving out to the society what God has given to him, adding that government alone cannot provide medical care for the elderly and children.

The Esit Eket born medical practitioner who is vying for the chairmanship position in the forth-coming Local Government Election in Esit Eket said some deaths would have been preventable if the poor had access to free medical care.


He maintained that due to lack of money to procure drugs, some sick persons suffering from mere Malaria resort to native concoction thereby endangering their lives while others go to prayer houses for treatment.

Dr. Ekanem assured that if given the mandate to serve his people as Chairman of Esit Eket Local Government   Area, he will prioritize health and empowerment of the people alongside infrastructural development.

The philanthropist commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for paying attention to human development while calling on corporate organizations to assist government in his effort to diversify the economy.

“Corporate organizations such as Mobil Producing Nigeria Limited should venture into merchandised farming as a way of assisting the country get out of the present food challenges facing the populace”, he said.

He called on beneficiaries of his free medical programme to feel free to come back to his hospital anytime they are faced with health problems, adding that the programme is only meant for only those who cannot afford to pay for medical bills.

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