To commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, two Non Governmental Organisations, Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) and Westfield Development Initiative (WDI), will at the weekend organise a free medical outreach.
The outreach will be held in Alimosho community in Lagos State.
The event will feature a football match with the theme – Kick-Against-Malaria Football tournament.
According to the organisers the programme is aimed at combating the scourge of malaria using the “convening power of football as an effective teaching platform for mobilising and empowering young people and communities on malaria prevention and treatment.”
In line with this year’s global theme – Ready To Beat Malaria, the NGOs, through advocacy and community mobilization, will convene about 2,000 residents of Alimosho community and feature a free mini clinic with medical doctors and nurses.
Participants will receive free medical examination, malaria testing and treatment and Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN).
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There will also be bed net usage demonstration; weight/height/BMI check; blood pressure and sugar level tests, HIV/AIDS counselling and testing services and general medical consultations and counselling.
The event will hold on Saturday at Pako Field, Omituntun Youth Centre, Akowonjo, by10 a.m.
April 25, is designated World Malaria Day.
It is a day that recognises the global effort to reduce the burden of malaria and provide opportunity to raise awareness and generate support for the fight against the disease.
The event is sponsored by ExxonMobil , Locke International Consultancy Limited and Development African with support from Alimosho Local Government and Emzor Pharmaceuticals.
WDI is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to improve quality of life of Nigerians by eliminating conditions and diseases (such as malaria) that hamper economic advancement while YEDI uses the Grassroot Soccer football-for-development model to deliver structured social behavioural change programmes designed to build young peoples assets, facilitate their access to health services and promote their adherence to healthy behaviour.
