…As 47 Year Old Diabetic Patient, Mr. Joseph Nchekube, Sick Baby’s Mother, Hospital Management, Others Commends ICONIC Friends Club Asaba Support
By Victor Bieni, Asaba
Tears of Joy at Okwe General Hospital, Oshimili South Local Government Area, Asaba Delta State capital as 47- year old, Mr. Joseph Nchekube, a diabetic patient and a 3-year old baby whose mother is Mrs Hamida Haruna today receives financial support for healthcare services from a humanitarian group, ICONIC Friends Club ASABA for payment of medical treatment, drugs and hospital Bills.
The media learnt this today being Thursday, 16th December, 2021at Okwe General Hospital, Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State as Patients, Hospital Management, others Commends group’s Leadership, the Pioneer President of ICONIC friends Club, Asaba, High Chief Ezechinedu Obodo other principal Executives for the visit.
The Pioneer President, ICONIC Friends Club Asaba while making inquiries on the health condition of the patients at the hospital, then sympathized with a 47 years old diabetic patient, Mr. Joseph Nchekube, and a 3 years old baby who were lying down critically ill at the hospital wards.
A Nurse attached to Mr. Joseph Nchekube, a diabetic patient, Mrs Eboh Edith told the ICONIC Friends Club’s leadership that the patient is currently responding to treatment but needed some support to meet up with drugs prescribed for his speedy recovery, a development the Leadership came to the financial succour of the patients.
The group’s Pioneer President, High Chief Ezechinedu Obodo alongside the group’s Executive Council after prayers, counselling, and words of edification provide financial assistance to the patients for drugs, treatment as well as upset their hospital bills, while promising to give more support on providing other equipment for sustainable healthcare delivery services at the hospital.
The Community cum humanitarian Services event was highly attended by the Executive Council of ICONIC friends Club, Asaba alongside the Pioneer President, High Chief Ezechinedu Obodo and Engr Osas Ibuzugbe (Vice President), Samuel Ayuwe ( Secretary General), Hon. Barr. Paul Uwaechue (Legal Adviser), Sir Uche Nwaoha ( Organizing Sec), Patrick Banks,
Frank Nwaebo, Hon Nduka omodon,
Blessing Azumuko harped on given more support to the patients in the hospital to live up to its expectations as a healthcare Institution.
The group also commended the hospital, a healthcare Institution equipped, providing patients with specialized health science, auxillary healthcare, physical and occupational therapy, provision of nutritional support, p treatment of substance abuse, pharmaceutical, preventive, dental, mental, laboratory care; both medical and surgical, diagnosis of diseases of the sick.
ICONIC Friends Club Asaba is a social club was formed by influential, well respected, distinguished men and women in the society with sister body called ICONIC Ladies Asaba which was recently inaugurated on 13th June 2021 to support humanity and domesticate various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Delta State and Nigeria in general, especially in the health sector as exemplified above.
According to the Pioneer President, High Chief Ezechinedu Obodo, the vision of the Club is mainly to promote harmonious co-existence amongst members of the group and the society at large. Also, that the group’s mission is to function as closely knitted friends in common pursuit of societal excellence.
The group’s Pioneer President, High Chief Ezechinedu Obodo, alongside the Vice President, Engr. Osas Ibuzugbe, and group’s Legal Adviser, Hon. Barr.
Paul Uwaechue, while wishing the patients speedy recovery, then thanked the Management of Okwe General Hospital for the opportunity given to them to serve the society.
The Nurses who were on duty during the visit: Mrs Eboh Edith, Nurse Efele, Chief Nwagu and other friends and family of Mr. Joseph Nchekube, Mrs Hamida Haruna, the patients on behalf of Management of Okwe General Hospital prayed for the members, leadership of group. Also, thanked the Leadership of ICONIC Friends Club Asaba for kind gesture and support to the patients during the visit.