Foundation offers free medical services to 500 women, children in Kaduna

The Al-Ihsan Foundation in Kaduna on Sunday provided free medical services to 500 men, women and children in Kaduna under its medical outreach programme.

Chairperson of the programme, Dr. Zainab Muhammad-Idris, revealed that the goal is to render service to humanity by giving back to the society.

Muhammad-Idris explained that the outreach programme tagged: “Heal with the love of a mother” was in collaboration with the Kaduna state branch of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN).

According to her, the move is to touch the lives of the people, particularly the common people in communities who cannot afford basic healthcare services.

“So, today we are providing basic healthcare services to people from various communities in Kaduna metropolis, particularly women, children and pregnant women.

“We are screening people for high blood pressure, sugar level, malaria and urinalysis to manage wide range of disorders.

“We are also providing pap smear screening for cervical cancer and other cancerous diseases for women of reproductive age, including therapies among other basic health services.

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“We equally, sensitised the beneficiaries on Lassa fever and coronavirus during our health talk to educate people on how they can prevent themselves from getting infected and the signs to look at for,” she said.

She added that those found with serious health issues would be referred to appropriate health centres for appropriate attention.

Also speaking, President of the foundation, Mrs. Aisha Mujaddadi, described the outreach programme as a service to humanity that impacts on the lives of people at the bottom of the society.

Mujaddadi said that the outreach is second in the series of many more health-related services that would be rolled out to the people who cannot afford basic healthcare services and other necessities of life.