By Etop Ekanem

No fewer than 200 elderly men and women benefited from a medical outreach organised by First British Charity Home Foundation at Ajebo Village in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, weekend, tagged “ A day of love and care.”

Key highlights of the outreach include free medical consultations conducted by volunteer doctor and members of the Red Cross Society; body routine check-ups including blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, and vital signs by nurses and midwives, who were all volunteers; health education; music, dance and games competitions; refreshment and distribution of take home goodies and financial support.

Speaking at the occasion, Founder of First British Charity Home Foundation, Mr Evans Uchendu, said First British Charity Home Foundation is an NGO that provides care for the elderly and also for the less privileged children.

According to him, “we are a group of people that believe in love and kindness, Therefore, we believe that love and kindness are the gospel of it all. Love and kindness are the language that everyone that is living understands and we also believe that with love and kindness all of us can live together without fear of the future and without security threat.

“With love and kindness we can have the freedom to live together as one irrespective of our religion, culture and traditional differences. That is why we have brought you this kind of gospel today: the gospel of care, the gospel that will give us peace, the gospel that will make us to live together as one, whether you are a Christian, Muslim or pagan.
“With love and kindness, we can live together and help one another. That is why we are here today because we understand the sufferings of the elderly in the villages. With love and kindness, we can live together and help one another, because we understand the sufferings of the elderly in the villages.

“When you lack proper care, depression can set in, premature death can occur, bitterness can step in. That’s why we are here today to provide you with the little care we have at the moment and to also provide health education to enable you take care of yourself even when we are not present.”

On her part, a medical practitioner, Dr Queen Braxton advised the elderly to always take good care of themselves by “going for regular medical check-up, exercise regularly, eat good food such as fruits, enough vegetables. Allow exercise to become part of your daily routine, by so doing you will be healthy.”

In his vote of thanks, the Oba of Ajebo community, HRM Reuben Olalekan Oluwole, thanked First British Charity Home Foundation for the kind gesture by bringing medical outreach and showing love and care to members of the community and prayed that the foundation and team members will grow higher.