Plateau NMA To Offer Free Eye Treatment To Police

Plateau State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has concluded plans for a free eyes screening exercise for officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to mark the “2023 Physicians Week.”

More than 200 policemen and women will benefit from the free medical eyes check, while others with critical eyes challenges will be issued reading glasses and medications at no cost.

The NMA state chairman, Dr Bapiga’an William Audu, made the disclosure at a press briefing to mark this year’s Physicians Week in Jos, the Plateau State capital. He also noted the importance of the eye and its periodic examination for better vision for the officers to carry out their obligations as expected effectively.

Bapiga’an while reading the address of the NMA national president, Dr Uche Rowland Ojimmah, warned that, it is high time security agencies ended the menace of one chance and kidnapping for ransom lamenting that the rate at which doctors/dentists and their relatives are being kidnapped on a daily basis left much to be desired.

According to him, some of their colleagues were abducted but lived to tell the story. 

He appealed to their employers to provide them with necessary physical and mental health support to completely overcome the medical and psychological trauma.

NMA also used the opportunity to remind the Cross River and Abia state governments that the association is still waiting for the return of Prof Ekanem Philip Ephraim and information concerning the whereabouts of Prof U.U. Iweha, among others.