THE Lions Club District 404 A1, Nigeria continued with its mission statement when on September 23, 2014, it donated a multi-million Naira eye equipment to the Iga Idunganran Heath Centre on Lagos Island.
Among the equipment donated were Slit Lamp Bio microscope, Perkins Tonometer, Visual Acuity Chart (Automated Text Chart), Professional Autolense Meter, Keeler Ophthalmoscope, Professional Keeler Retinoscope, Minor Microsurgical set, Trial Lens Box Set, Head Loupe, Near Point Charts, Automated Refractometer and Automated Vision Chart.
Led by its District-Governor, Engr. Laitan Onolaja and his team, the entourage was received by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu, who was also the special guest of honour. Commending the Club for its kind gesture, Oba Akiolu praised the service club members for their care for the less privileged in the society.
While praising the Lions Club for contributing the best medical care to the people, the paramount ruler used the opportunity to commend the good gesture of Zenith Bank, under the leadership of Mr. Jim Ovia, who built the health centre. He also commended the health ministry under Dr. Leke Pitan.
“There is no human being that doesn’t have one form of ailment or the other. By the time I conceived this idea of health center, there was no support because they wanted a motor park. I was not deterred because I know more of this benefit will come.”
According to Oba Akiolu, the equipment donated is of high standard. Hence he advised the Ophthalmologist to take care of the equipment and make sure they are judiciously used.
In his remarks, Lion Onolaja said one of the cardinal points of the Lions Clubs is provision of service especially for the less-privileged in the area of vision because of their believe for good eye standards. He seized the opportunity to thank Oba Akiolu for providing the health centre for the people.
“This is a laudable achievement because it is not an everyday occurrence that an individual initiates this, and this is what prompted us to contribute our quota. This is also to complement Lagos State government’s efforts at providing first class healthcare delivery to its citizenry. The equipment donated today is of high standard and nobody will need to travel abroad seeking for eye treatment.”
He implored the state government to provide ophthalmologists that will run the clinic while promising his Club’s readiness to render service by the Club’s Ophthalmologists when the need arises.
The representative of the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Funmi Sokunbi, thanked the Lions Club led by Enrg. Onolaja for such a laudable project. This, she said, would go a long way to fight avoidable blindness, which its high rates are predominant in developing countries. The present Lagos State administration, she said, is committed to eradicating blindness in the state just as it is ready to partner with private organisations or individuals to make health affordable and reachable for the citizenry
In a related development, and as part of its programme towards youth development and empowerment for the current Lion’s Year, the club also sponsored 40 young people to an Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (AEP) at Fate Foundation, Lagos. The participants selected from a large pool of applicants, were required to present a business idea as part of the application process.
The five- day capacity building programme is specially designed for aspiring entrepreneurs to provide them with basic skills, tools and networks required to start and run successful businesses employing best practices in entrepreneurship while sticking to business fundamentals at all times. Fate Foundation will conduct periodic review of the participant’s activities to identify how the knowledge acquired has improved their self-empowerment.
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