THE BIRTH
THE BIRTH
On January 6, 2022, a visionary dream was birthed with the noble goal of providing free geriatric healthcare in order to give succor and ensure the overall wellbeing to the ageing people in our community.
This ongoing initiative, rooted in a commitment to compassionate care, aims to provide companionship and bring meaning to the lives of the ageing, countering the isolation and pains that often accompanies aging.
In the past two years, over 2,000 elderly individuals in our community have benefited from this altruistic effort, showcasing the transformative power of benevolence. These cares include Free diagnostic and consultation, treatment of age-related aliments that include Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Arthritis, Nutritional Deficiencies, Infections, Eye, Malaria Fever, Pains. Our services also include Counselling, Recreational & Socialization, Physiotherapy, Eye care & corrective surgery and their general wellbeing.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Our effort delivers pertinent free medication and weekly health checks to over 2,000 elderly persons. We also provide arts & craft training, physical therapy sessions, walking aids and cataract surgery for free. In addition, cater to social interaction programs, like trips for leisure, excursions and engaging games that foster bonding among the elderly under our care.
We have in the past 2 years marked the International Day for the Elderly with health walk raising awareness for the event, health talk and provision of food items for the elderly in attendance.
Numbers at a Glance:
- Over 500 walking aids provided
- Over 2,000 elderlies are benefitting from the provision of: Free medication, Free regular health checks, Free physiotherapy clinic
- Provision of free visual aid – Over 200 glasses given
- Successful medical interventions | cataracts surgery (over 250) etc.