The
Premier Group Foundation Trust (TPGFT), last Saturday rendered free medical
services to over 600 people in Central River Region during an activity held in
Choya village in Naimina West District.
The
initiative is part of TPGFT programme of activities which include conducting
health outreach every four months to less privilege people and hard to reach
communities across the country.
The
health outreach is usually an educational and interactive day-long event with
the aim of promoting health, educating, empowering and inspiring people in all
aspects of health with special emphasis on Hypertension and Diabetes.
Organised
under the theme: health care for all; roll back non communicable diseases, the
outreach outpatient clinic was
spearheaded by the foundation young university trained nurses, student
nurses, doctors, teachers, businessmen
and other professions.
Sankung
Minteh, CEO and founder of TPGFT, said the association aims to contribute its
quota to national development since health is key and fundamental to human with
everyone not having easy access to health facilities and services.
He
revealed that their next outreach will be in URR as they plan to cover all
regions of the country.
According
to him, the outreaches are exclusively funded by members of the association who
each contribute a certain amount of money monthly.
He
described the outreach as very important to them because Hypertension and
Diabetes are really affecting many people in most communities.
Gallajo
Jallow, representative of the Chief of Naimina West said the importance of the
outreach in their community cannot be over emphasized. He said access to health
care services and facilities within the district is always difficult on them
and expensive.
Dr.
David Demba expressed joy with the number of people who came for screening as
well as knowing their medical status.
He
added that majority of illness found during the outreach were communicable and
non-communicable diseases.
He
highlighted that as medical personnel they should not always expect people to
meet them but rather sometimes go and meet people in their communities.
Jankey
Baba, a beneficiary expressed delight over the treatment saying the outreach is
important them.
