By Uzo Ugwunze
Speaking during the event which
took place at the Chairman's Office, Secretariat Ogidi, Nkwoka said that
Christmas period was associated with many accidents due to the hustle and
bustle, influx of vehicles and human beings in the state and various
Communities saying that the health response initiative was timely and it was
necessary to get prepared to save lives.
"This is a very good
initiative, the Supervisory Councillor Health, Dr Nkem Okeke is a square peg in
a square hole and with the Director/HOD Primary Healthcare INLGA, Mrs Chinwe
Okeke and the health team we are going to provide first aid and other forms of
interventions to help accident victims.
“In case of emergency, we
urge people to call the emergency toll-free phone numbers that will be
announced very soon after this inauguration instead of taking pictures or
videos. Every life matters," said Nkwoka.
According to the INLGA
Supervisory Councillor for Health, Dr Nkem Okeke, my duty in line with the
passions and aspiration of the Mayor is to help improve the well-being and
healthcare of Umu Idemili, so, taking proactive measures in the health sector
is our top priority.
"As the yuletide is
approaching we use to have incidents of accidents, people collapsing suddenly
and dying and various forms of domestic accidents without interventions so, this
time around we have to make sure our basic healthcare intervention is in order.
"This period, Communities
do host festivals and carnivals you find out that there will be avoidable
accidents or deaths, we decided to localize our own Emergency Response Team
just as we have in the state level launched by Governor Chukwuma Soludo and
coordinated by the working Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike.
The Mayor has promised to grant our request to provide, ambulance, first aid
equipment, medications and stipend for the health staff who will be willing to
attend to victims even at odd hours," said Dr Okeke.
Mrs Okeke said: "In the
past you see people at an accident scene making videos of the victim instead of
getting help but with this response team on ground many lives of the people in
Idemili North LGA will be saved.
"As soon as we get any
emergency call our health team will be there for intervention because the first way an accident victim is handled may
determine whether the person survives or not. Our Primary Healthcare centers,
General hospital and Teaching hospital Amaku will be open to attend to victims,
said Mrs Okeke.
Moreover, the Chairman health
committee INLGA, Nze Azubike Anowai thanked the Idemili North Chairman for
accepting to sponsor the Emergency Response Team initiative urging people to
support him and Governor Soludo for the good works, projects and programs
carried out around the LGA and Anambra State.
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