No fewer than 1400 residents of underserved communities in Ikonta and Obianga communities in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State had their health challenges mitigated when the Ibom Developers recently organised a two-day medical outreach themed: “Health is Wealth,” at the Ikonta/Obianga Health Centre, Eastern Obolo LGA of Akwa Ibom State.
The outreach which was organized by Akwa Ibom health professionals addressed health concerns such as malaria, typhoid, skin rashes, and other health-related issues for residents including men, women, and children of Ikonta, Lagos Fishing Port, and Obianga Community.
The Director of Primary Health Care, Eastern Obolo LGA, Mrs. Atim Asuquo Ulo, while declaring the medical outreach open emphasized that the intervention would promote community health.
She said; “access to quality health care should be a basic human right. Ibom Developers has remained committed to making a difference in the lives of the communities by providing them with essential health care services and building resilient communities for the future.”
She explained that physical wellbeing is a fundamental key indicator of sustainable development adding that medical outreach services are one of the ways to ensure improved and continued access to good health care and is vital for curbing the health challenges.
The Obianga Village Head, Chief Humphrey Humphrey Oyet, said: “This initiative provides a complete method to fostering natural change, preventive, and curative health care services.”
Ibom Developers focuses on offering critical health care essentials which, consequently, enhances the living standards in the communities.
Dignitaries present at the event include Mrs. Atim Ulo, the Medical Director of Primary Health Care, Eastern Obolo LGA; Chief Humphrey Humphrey Oyet, Village Head of Obianga Community and Chief Kenneth Augustus Ogboyok, Family Head of Ogboyok Compound, Obianga among others.