wumba oculovisual outreach

7th May, 2012To: The Coordinator HIV/AIDS CDS Group.

Dear Ma,Progress Report on the Free Eye Examination/ Treatment and Allocation of Land Space for building a Medical Center at Wumba Village on the 14th of April 2012

Federal Capital Territory and its environs are fast developing and the need for sustained National development through Primary Healthcare is paramount.

Consequently, I, Dr. Adigwe Ifeoma Mary-Anne, a corp member at the Medical Services Department with NYSC call-up number NYSC/BEN/2011/119968 and FCT number FC/11B/6264 has keyed into this National vision. I have directed my energies to sustain primary eye care and approval have been sort and granted to conduct a free Eye Examination and Treatment at Wumba Village.

Details of the project are as follows:

Project Outline

The Objective

Approval and Consent

Project Plan

Sensitisation

Commencement/Skill pool

Detailed of Patients Examined and Treated

Media Coverage

Program Closure

Land Acquisition Consultation Meetings

Issues & Challenges

Prayer

Appendix

The Objective

Progress Report on Free Eye Examination/ Treatment and Allocation of a land space for the proposed Wumba Medical Center. 1

The main objective of the project is to bring visual testing and treatment to the people of Wumba village, FCT Abuja and also satisfy the need for a Health center at Wumba by Land acquisition at a central location.

Consent and ApprovalThe consent of the State Coordinator NYSC Abuja and the Director Medical Services Department, CBN Abuja, was sort to carry out the project. Approval for execution was subsequently granted. In addition, the Chief of Wumba Village was consulted on the proposed project and the consultations turned out very successful.

Project Plan To successfully carry out the project, revenue was generated from individuals and CBN staff provided the bulk of the fund. The project invested in banners, treatment supplies; drugs, eye drops, glasses, testing equipments and paid medical personnel.

SensitisationBanners were printed to give direction to the venue of Eye Examination/Treatment. These were mounted at strategic places within and outside the village to enhance accessibility. The Chief also mobilised the youth to do a public announcement through out the community. All these sensitization media impacted on a positive turn-out for the exercise.

Commencement/Skill poolThe project started at about 9:00am with five Doctors, a Pharmacist and a records Personnel. The turn up was highly impressive as the medical personnels received a total number of 482 patients. The team worked for 5:00 hours at a stretch, took time out for lunch and returned to work until about 4:30pm when the exercise was rounded up.

Details of Patients Examined and Treated

A total of 482 patients were seen including children 380 were given Vitamin C tablets including those without abnormality 213 had refractive errors but 200 were given spectacle prescriptions

92 had ocular allergy and were all given antiallergic eye drops 68 had ocular infections and all were given antibiotic eye drops 37 had both allergy and infections and all were treated. 23 had cloudy media and were treated. There were 6 cataract cases and 9 glaucoma suspects, all were referred to

General Hospitals.

Media Coverage The activities of the project was covered by National Television Authority (NTA) and African Independent Television (AIT).


Program ClosureThe project came to an end at about 5:00pm. The Chief commended the team for their unequivocal effort during the exercise and expressed his appreciation.

Brief on Land Acquisition Consultation MeetingAfter the free Eye Examination/Treatment, I had a discussion with the Chief on the need for a Medical Center in the Community which will make healthcare services accessible to villagers and he promised to allocate a piece of land for the purpose.

After series of meeting with the elders and youth of the village, a piece of land was allocated at the heart of Wumba for the Medical Center.

Issues & ChallengesEncountered Language barrier and treatment supplies were insufficient.

PrayerIn Conclusion, having successfully executed the one-off eye examinations and treatment, I also appeal for the development of the piece of land mapped out for the Medical Center to enable timely and adequate healthcare services in Wumba Village.

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

Signature: .......................................................

Name: .......................................................

Call-up Number .......................................................

FCT Number ......................................................

Appendix:

Please find attached pictures taken at the outreach and at the proposed site for the Wumba Medical Center.


Dr. Adigwe Ifeoma Mary-Anne

FC/11B/6264

NYSC/BEN/2011/119968

Registration of villagers prior to the examination.

Registered children

waiting to be examined


Some Registered adults and a child waiting to be examined.

A man

undergoing an internal eye examination.


A woman undergoing a visual acuity test


A woman presenting her complaints

A Pharmacist counselling a villager with her interpreter.


Dr. Adigwe Ifeoma taking some measurements on the land

Dr. Adigwe Ifeoma with some workers clearing the land.


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