The Karnati with a Big Heart Foundation has announced plans to extend its free medical outreach to other senatorial districts in Niger State after providing medical services to 2 2000 residents in Minna.
The foundation’s President and Founder Comrade Musa Abubakar said this during its seventh medical outreach and palliative programme in Minna adding that the intervention in the state capital was a pilot ahead of plans to reach underserved communities across the state.
Abubakar said the foundation is committed to complementing government efforts in healthcare delivery particularly for residents who cannot afford medical services.
The outreach provided medical screening consultations and medication for various health conditions including eye problems cataracts diabetes and high blood pressure. Patients needing specialised treatment were also referred for further medical attention.
He said the intervention which included food distribution to vulnerable residents was part of the foundation’s broader humanitarian activities covering healthcare education agriculture and support for the less privileged.
According to the Founder the foundation was established in 2019 following the humanitarian challenges communities faced during the COVID-19 pandemic when it began distributing relief materials and providing medical assistance. He added that the decision to begin the intervention in Minna was informed by the need to give back to the community where the foundation had its roots and that the organisation intends to extend its activities to other parts of the state.
‘We intend to reach out to other senatorial districts to see how we can touch their lives and communities’ he said.
Abubakar added that the foundation’s humanitarian interventions were driven not by the availability of surplus resources but by the conviction that individuals and organisations could make meaningful contributions to society regardless of their financial capacity.
A sponsor of the programme Bala Muhammad Suleiman said the intervention was necessary because many residents lacked access to primary healthcare services while financial constraints prevented some from seeking medical attention.
Suleiman said partnerships between non-governmental organisations and private foundations were needed to address healthcare challenges and stressed that good health was essential to community development.
He also urged residents to seek medical attention at health facilities whenever they experienced health problems.
One beneficiary Rabbi Doko said she attended the outreach for an eye problem and received medical attention without paying adding that she also had her blood pressure checked during the exercise.
Another beneficiary Ibrahim Hassan Abdul commended the organisers for the arrangements describing the screening medical consultations and the distribution of prescribed drugs as well organised.
The Founder then thanked the Niger State Government the Emir of Minna donors sponsors and volunteers for supporting the foundation’s humanitarian activities.