A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Everyday Foundation, has indicated interest in partnering with Emzor Pharmaceuticals and other pharmaceutical companies to provide medical aid for underprivileged Nigerians.
The executive director of Hope Everyday, Dr Nkechi Akinwale, mentioned this at the NGO’s official inauguration in Abuja and said the foundation would soon hold a medical outreach in some remote communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Akinwale said, “Hope Everyday Foundation had been carrying out medical outreaches since it was founded in March before its inauguration, with three of the exercises held in Tukpechi Community in Kuje Area Council of FCT where all medical services were offered freely to at least 159 persons.”
She said the foundation achieved success in all the outreaches already held due to the support from some medical NGOs and solicited more support, particularly in providing medications for the treatment of malaria, peptic ulcer, typhoid fever and others.
Akinwale sought contributions and donations of medical items, including food and clothing for the nursing mothers and babies and appealed to privileged Nigerians to extend help to the vulnerable groups.
“Hope Everyday Foundation was founded out of a passion and desire to provide free medical services to those unable to access or afford them due to finance or location.
“Our drive is to give hope to the hopeless by rendering comprehensive medical services, from doctor’s consultations to laboratory services, free medications, medical referrals, counselling and awareness campaigns, among others.
“We intend to partner with pharmaceutical companies like Emzor to access bulk, subsidised, and authentic medications for our outreach and future events.
“In all our outreaches, we discovered that food supply and clothing, especially for nursing mothers with children most vulnerable to malaria, are essential. So, we need support to provide mosquito nets for pregnant women, clothes for children between zero to 36 months, and clothes for mothers,” she said.
