organised recently by the Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS
prevention (RFHA) of Rotary International.
The free health services which ended at the up weekend included HIV
testing, family counseling, diabetes and hypertension screening and
education, breast and cervical cancers screening, polio immunisation,
malaria testing and provision of long lasting insecticides nets,
condom distribution, eye and dental checks, among others.
Speaking at the launch programme of the Rotary Family Health Days 2015
at the Rotary Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, Director, West Africa Operations,
RFHA, Rotarian Olugbemiga Olowu, said the vision and mission of RHFA
was to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families by
mobilising Rotarians and partner organisations globally in the fight
against HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
The agenda, according to Olowu, was to develop a strong public/private
partnership programme in response to the needs of people, which was in
view of Africa's high mortality rate from either infectious diseases
or non-communicable diseases.
"The Rotary Family Health Days are a comprehensive, holistic offering
of free healthcare for parents, children, grand-parents, friends and
all family members in over 130 sites from Kano, Gombe, Jos, Kaduna,
Abuja to Enugu, Owerri, Yenogoa, Calabar, Benin down to Akure, Ibadan,
Ijebu-Ode, Abeokuta, Lagos and many other villages, towns and cities
in 27 of the 36 states of Nigeria.
—DailyTimes
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