On World Hypertension Day 2019, about 130 residents of Yemetu were screened, counselled and given drugs and referrals at no cost.
The first Healthy Community Initiative held on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan, in commemoration of World Hypertension Day. The outreach was tagged #KnowYourNumbers.
Screening
About 130 residents of Yemetu and its environs were offered a blood pressure check, a body mass index check, a blood sugar test, urinalysis, a malaria test, an HIV test, eye tests (visual acuity and fundoscopy), consultation, drugs and appropriate referrals, all at no cost. Dr. Olajide, Senior Registrar, Department of Ophthalmology, UCH, Ibadan, carried out the fundoscopy. People found with dangerously high blood pressure, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or cataract, among other conditions, were counselled, given drugs and referred on.
Health talk
Dr. Oluwatomi Iken, Public Health Physician, UCH, Ibadan, delivered a health talk on Hypertension: The Silent Killer.
Partners
The outreach held in collaboration with the International Society for Hypertension, One Voice Initiative for Women and Children Emancipation, The Wellbeing Initiative, Volunteers Hub Africa and the FAMSA Headquarters Board. We also had the support of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health, JASON Foundation, Emzor Pharmaceuticals and the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, UCH Branch. Drug representatives from Emzor Pharmaceuticals provided some of the medications at no cost, representatives of ARFH offered the HIV screening, and volunteers from the partner organisations attended.
