Individuals and corporate organisations have been called upon to join hands with government in the delivery of quality healthcare services to the masses in the country.
The founder, Otunba Adejare Adegbenro Foundation, made the call in Abeokuta at the flagoff of the free eye test for residents of Abeokuta held at Olowu Palace, Oke Ago Owu, Abeokuta.
Otunba Adejare Adegbenro said the healthcare situations in the country now requires the services of both the government and well meaning Nigerians in order to improve the health status of the masses.
He applauded the Ogun State government policy tagged "Adopt a Primary Health Centre", policy which encourages organised private sector to support the rehabilitation of Primary Health Centres across the State.
He said Nigeria has gone beyond where we will always expect government to do everything for the people without the people also contributing their quota to move the country forward.
Those that have the wherewithal to assist the government in the provision of basic amenities should not fold their hands.
In the area of education, health and other social amenities, we can also compliment the efforts of government in the eradication of poverty in the society through various empowerment.
Speaking on the free eye test, Adegbenro said no fewer than 5,000 people benefittted from the three days Free Eye test and medical services.
The free eye test/medical services which held at the palace of Olowu in Owu Abeokuta was for all categories of people; irrespective of religion, sex and ethnic background.
Adegbenro, one of the grandson of the former Premier of defunct Western region, stated that the primary aim of the foundation was to reduce poverty, give support toward community development and reduce poverty as well as health related problems that is rampaging the society through the provision of social infrastructures, empowerment programme and free medical services.
He said, '”it was a known fact that my family has enjoyed the support of the good people of Ogun State socially and politically, hence the need to give back to the people through job creation, provision of social infrastructures, empowerment programmes and promotion of health and wellbeing of the people among others.
"Initially, I started with community development through the rehabilitation of roads and provision of social infrastructure in Abuja and it's environs from my personal purse. This I later extended to Ogun State where I embarked on rehabilitation of roads ,schools, maternity centres among other philanthropic gestures "he added.
“My mission to pitch my tent with the less privileged members of the society was borne out of the passion for human and social development and assisting the needy in the society”.
Speaking on the success so far recorded by the foundation, Otunba Adegbenro described it as a right step in the right direction judging from the success recorded in the areas of provision of social infrastructure both within and outside the state.
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