Dunes Foundation, an NGO, has donated a
pre-primary healthcare centre to Piyanko community in Nasarawa State to
help improve access to medical services.
Founder of the organisation,
Hajia Zainab Zeitou, said on Saturday at the official opening of the facility
that the initiative was borne out of her desire to cater for the needy in the
society.
Zeitou said the foundation
would ensure the health needs of the people were provided.
She, therefore, urged members
of the community to maintain the clinic and improve their lives, especially
that of nursing mothers.
She commended the traditional
leader of the community for making the land available for the construction of
the clinic.
Mr Godwin Shuki, Project
Officer of the foundation, said the clinic was provided after proper assessment
had been carried out by both the community leaders and the foundation.
He said the lack of a
healthcare facility in the community coupled with the need to reduce the
hardship faced by people in seeking medical services informed the establishment
of the clinic.
He said the foundation was
involved in the improvement of education, water, women empowerment and
healthcare sectors in rural areas.
He said the NGO would soon
consider addressing the educational need of the community in due course.
The Sarki of Piyanko, Alhaji
Abubakar Gado, expressed appreciation to the foundation for doanting the
healthcare centre.
He, however, called for more
support from well-meaning Nigerians.
He also called on the Federal
Government to initiate programmes in the community that would engage the youth
and encourage them to shun immoral acts.
“This community has been in
existence for more than 67 years and there has been little development as far
as I am concerned.
“Our politicians come here
and campaign with promises that are never fulfilled.
“Our women deliver at home;
no school and no meaningful life in the community.
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