In a groundbreaking collaborative effort, Finima Community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State and Save-A-Life Mission Hospital have moved to bring optimized world-class healthcare delivery to the people of the area.  

The Amadabo of Finima, Aseme Alabo Dagogo Lambert Brown, Kongo XVII made this disclosure on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 during Comprehensive Medical Outreach Programme in Finima, Bonny LGA, Rivers State.

“As a community, we decided to partner with the Save-A- Life Hospital in Port Harcourt, so we can arrange a free medical outreach. We found out that the Save-A-Life Mission Hospital people also have the passion for people like us in Finima, Bonny Island.”

“As people that take care of health, particularly, the type of hospital they are building now is not the olden days’ type of hospitals. The type of hospitals they are running right now is a healthcare delivery that is digital, that will see more than we used to bypass in the past.”

“So, that’s why, as a community, we are happy to partner with them to bring them into Bonny Island and to give them a place so that we will be able to attend to our health matters very well rather than every time people are going to Port Harcourt, people are going to India.”

Lamenting that the critical state of environmental pollution, especially, the low air quality in the area due to industrial activities by the multinationals to which endangers the health of the people of the area, the Amadabo said the aim of the outreach is to help the people, save lives and keep the people in good health and condition.

“Now, because of where we find ourselves in the midst of the huge industrial smoke that we inhale every day, both our plants, the animals and human beings are inhaling this huge smoke every day; and the impact of this huge smoke in our life we don’t know. Every day, it’s one form of sickness or the other.”  

In his remarks, the Chief Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of Save-A-Life Mission Hospital, Richard Okoye stated that the community healthcare initiatives by his hospital in and around Rivers State have brought a ray of hope.

He expressed the hope that with the medical outreach residents of Finima Community will also enjoy quality healthcare, noting that the medical outreach was a beacon of health and wellness, offering a wide range of services that positively will impact into the lives of community members.

According to him, the programme includes screening and wellness checks, treatment of medical conditions, as well as laboratory investigations and optical care and gynecological that will be provided during this outreach.

Highlighting the diverse healthcare needs within the community, Okoye stated that the community needs such outreach, encouraging the people to always go for checks because health is wealth.

“The problem we have is the mind, that sickness your suffering from have you gone to the hospital to check yourself very well?”

“I will support you people very well in this health center as God will help me. We will make sure that health center supports you people. It’s a government property but I’ll be able to put a number of things there to make sure that health becomes our first priority.”

Over 200 persons benefitted from the two-day medical outreach which was organized by the Finima Community in conjunction with the Save-A-Life Mission Hospital.