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| A volunteer displaying the flyer during the awareness walk |
On Saturday, 14th October 2017, a war was waged against the deadly disease - Tetanus. Recall in this post where we informed that Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world where Tetanus is still claiming lives, due to neglect, poor health facilities, inadequate orientation on such deadly diseases among others. And we also informed about our desire to put an end to the disease through Awareness and vaccination exercise.
Our aim was achieved, as over 200 volunteers filled the streets of Lagos, idi Araba - Mushin axis, at about 9am on Saturday, for an awareness walk against Tetanus. People were educated, flyers, hand bills and posters were distributed to passersby, shop owners, residents among others, to further aid their understanding on the need to get vaccinated against Tetanus.
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| A volunteer educating a resident about Tetanus. |
The residents were informed by volunteers to attend the vaccination exercise to start by 12 at the idi Araba garage.
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| A medical attendant checking an adult's BP |
There we had over 200 adults and children respectively vaccinated against Tetanus, routine medical checks, malaria screening and dental checks were carried out on them as well as drug administration by competent pharmacists.
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| Administration of drugs at the pharmacy section. |
The event was a great achievement for us as we were able to successfully wage a collective war against the lethal disease. More is still to come by God's grace.
Great appreciation to TNCI - The Nigerian Child Initiative and Association of Medical Students Unilag for an opportunity to partner with and make positive impact in the society. And to everyone who volunteered, supported, send best wishes, share our posts and most importantly donated towards the success, God bless you all abundantly.
Signed: Mar'yam Thaoban
Founder/President NHCF
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