Medical Center Organises Free Outreach in Rivers

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

Bariel Medical Center recently collaborated with partners to organise free medical care to some vulnerable persons in parts of Rivers State at the 2023 Medical Outreach.

Speaking with journalist in Port Harcourt, the state capital , the Chief Medical Director of Bariel Medical Center, Dr. Gbaranen Gbaanador said for the free medical care outreach have been on for the past one week.

He said his team and some of his partners treated many patients with different ailments free of charge as part of their effort to reduce the medical burdens of some very less privilege people in the society.

Gbaanador explained that some of the patients who had eye problem, on treatment were given eye glasses while some were also treated free of charge.

The MD also regretted that many people use non-medical forms to treat illness which is unethical, warned that it may aggravate the sickness if proper diagnosis are not done.

Gbaanador further disclosed that some of the patients were diagnosed of “high blood pressure, diabetes, malaria and eye problem among others”, noting that each of the treatment were seriously diagnosed before treatment.

On how the beneficiaries we’re contacted for the health care, the MD said the Medical Center used both the new media and traditional means of communication to invite the general public through the church, community town hall meeting, text messages and via Facebook WhatsApp among others.

He told the journalists that one of the young girl who work with them was having her first experience having come from the United States to have experience on how issues of sickness and treatment are done in Nigeria especially in Rivers State.

Gbaanador, however expressed happiness on the new discovery of malaria drugs by scientists, saying that the best way to treat malaria is to prevent, but those that have the illness should take proper diagnosis before treatment and not self medication.

On her part, Miss Bari-mmeziga Deebom who came from the United States to be part of the medical outreach expressed disappointment that some of the ailments are actually connected to hunger and thinking.

She said many people are thinking of how to survive, hence, the many cases of hypertension relating to high blood pressure and poor nutrition.

Deebom advise the Nigerian government to make plans to take care of the medical bills of some of the vulnerable families in the society as a way of alleviating their suffering.

She said “the medical outreach was interesting and exciting working with very senior medical Doctors. On issues o malaria, she said the best way is to prevent malaria than treating it.

Some of the partners include Donubari Deebom a respiratory therapist in the United States, Medical Mission International and Earthwise Surgical Center all in America.