By Joshua Dada
As part of measures to curb health hazards posed by worms to the healthy living of children in Osun State, no fewer than 1,000 children have benefited from a free deworming exercise organized by the collaborative effort of a Non Governmental Organisations and Medicare Trust Foundation in Nigeria.
The NGO, Ayofe Health Awareness Initiative in collaboration with MTFN in their commitment to curb the devastating effect of worm, carried out the deworming exercise in seven major towns in Olaoluwa local government of Osun State.
The Health awareness and humanitarian programme tagged “War Against Worms” according to the Executive Director of the health Initiative, Hon. Adebayo Muritala Ayofe de-wormed mainly children between the age of 4 and 15 with some adults between Friday 14 and 16 July, 2017.
Speaking shortly after the exercise was concluded at Telemu, Ayofe listed Bode-Osi, Asamu, Ogbaagbaa, Ikire Ile, Ile Ogbo, Ajagun Laase and Telemu as communities that have benefited from the exercise.
According to him, neglect of worm in children could lead to devastating effect such as stunt growth, brain damage and possibly death adding that many children suffer worm infestation but their parents ignorantly treat malaria thereby complicating the health status of such child.
Asked about the motivation behind the regular free deworming exercise, Honourable Ayofe, the major sponsor of the program said the program remains a humanitarian service to the communities.
One of the volunteer medical doctors who was at the health services, Dr. Abdulwasii Daud said, “I see this Initiative as a very good one. Worm endangers children lives. It feeds on them and reduces their blood content and that could cause death. De-worming also aids the nutritional status of children.”
Speaking, the monarch of Ajagun Laase community, Oba Ismaila Gbadamosi Fabunmi expressed happiness over the humanitarian service. He said he also took the de-worming drug too.
Similarly, the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa kingdom, Oba Dikrullahi Olabiran also underscored the importance of health care service, saying most parents do not know they have to de-worm their children regularly
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