Family Health Day: Rotary Clubs in Kaduna Flag off 3days Free Medical Exercise .

Family Health Day: Rotary Clubs in Kaduna Flag off 3days Free Medical Exercise .

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

Rotary Clubs in Kaduna, on Tuesday, 24th October, 2023 flagged off a free medical outreach.

According to the District Coordinator for District 9125 Nigeria, Rotary Family Health Days’, (RFHD’s), Grace Sadiku,

the three days medical outreach which terminated today at Barnawa was meant to put smiles on the faces of the less privileged in the society.

“Today we are celebrating World Polio Day and we are also flagging off Rotary Family Health Day.

World Polio Day is celebrated all over the world on the 24th of October, every year. That is why we are going round to sensitize people to bring out their children for vaccination every time we knock on their door.

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Declaring the exercise open, the Permanent Secretary Kaduna State Ministry of Health, Dr. Aisha Abubakar

Sadik urged the public to use the opportunity availed them to know their health status.

She thanked Rotary Club and all the donor partners  for their supportive role as the government she said cannot do it alone.

She noted that much has been recorded in the eradication of polio in the state.

“In the past years, we recorded only six cases of polio and remarkable advances have been made compared to when we started.

It is actually a welcome development that we are commemorating the world polio day and a better sense of achievement for us because Nigeria has been certified polo free.”

Dr. Aisha called on parents to continue utilizing the immunization services and vaccines that are mandatory under the  immunization scheme available at every level of government and community in the country.

“This vaccines have been proven to be effective and have been proven to be potent in protecting our children from vaccine preventable diseases.”

Lamenting over the outbreak of diphteria disease in Kaduna state, there is need for parents to rise up to their responsibilities by ensuring the well being of  their children. She called.

“Our parents, please let us remember that our children are our trust. What we do to them will come back because they will grow older and will age. So, the mercy we show, the compassion we show now, they will remember how we made them feel, how we treated them.

“Remember,  that child you have in front of you is the hope for your future, for your family and other generations. You are oblige not just legally, but morally and spiritually. Every holy book said children are trust. They are jewels. God gives them to us to guide, in the light. Not just religion but in the light of surviving and being productive. They can only do this if you keep them healthy.

“Please let’s take care of our children, let’s give them their rights so that our country, our nation and our families will continue to prosper in health and safety.”

Rotarian Lawrence Chukwu and Hajiya Aisha Gusau who coordinated the Angwan Shanu exercise expressed satisfaction with the turnout of people at the health facility.

Rotarian Lawrence elated with the turnout shares his views with Newsreservoir.

“One of the things Rotary does is giving back to the society.The basic thing you can give back to the society is food and medication and this is what we are doing. We are here today for Rotary Family Health Day.

I am highly elated that we called on people to come and have free medical examination treatment and they are here in their numbers.”

The reason why we are part and parcel of this event is that we happen to be the victims of polio and we know the problems we are encountering as a result of our deformity. This is why we are making our own contributions in terms of sensitization, engaging parents and creating awareness so that our younger ones can be immunized in order not to face the problems we are facing today as a result of our deformity.

Chairman, Joint National Association of Persons with Disability/poliomyelitis, Suleiman AbdulAziz said Polio oral vaccine does not have any side effects.

He urged the parents to do away with all the mythes attributed to it.

“I am urging our parents to bring their children for immunization. The vaccine has no side effects. Both our traditional and religious scholars have confirmed that.

Our being here is kind of using ourselves as example. We are victims of polio, this is why we joined the campaign to create awareness. Sensitizing the public on the effects of polio.

There is this issue of rejection but we will not be tired. We will continue to campaign until people understand the importance of polio vaccine.

Sarkin Kabala, Danlami Bawa expressed joy for bringing the medical services to the doorsteps of his people.

He commended Rotary club, and all the stakeholders that made the exercise  possible.

He called on parents to always access opportunities of this nature because health is wealth.

Some of the beneficiaries interviewed

thanked Rotary Club and all those that made it possible to access the free medical service.

Hajiya Adepoju has this to say.

I am very happy to be part of it.

This is my first time. May God reward them as they impart positively on people’s life.

Mallam Kabiri Kasimu appreciating Rotary Club said there are people who cannot afford the money for treatment in the hospital. This is an opportunity for them.