Health Care

[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=”ESLF HEALTH PROGRAMS”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]The Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF) is accelerating progress steadily towards the adoption of the SDG No. 3, which aims at providing access to quality healthcare and promote well being for all at all ages, by 2030. Through the Free Medical Outreach at different rural locations and intervals, ESLF is actively promoting the achievement of the mentioned SDG framework.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2080″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Cancer awareness and treatment

Cancer, in recent times, has been identified as one of the silent killer diseases that has been ravaging women. As a result the Eunice Spring of Life Foundation has been actively involved in advocating for Cancer awareness in the state since its inception. The founder, Dr. Mrs Eunice Ortom has taken the campaign for the fight against Cancer as a key area of intervention under the health thematic area of the foundation, having had the experience of losing a close family member to cancer. She took it upon herself through ESLF to avail the women of the state the opportunity of prevention and treatment through early detection.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][ult_content_box bg_color=”#29af8a” box_shadow=”horizontal:px|vertical:px|blur:px|spread:px|style:none|” hover_box_shadow=”horizontal:px|vertical:px|blur:px|spread:px|style:none|” padding=”padding:30px;” margin=”margin-bottom:30px;”][vc_column_text]

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD

According to the United Nations, the world’s over 11 billion girls are part of a large and vibrant global generation poised to take on the future. Yet, the ambition for gender equality in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlights the preponderance of disadvantages and discrimination borne by girls everywhere on a daily basis.[/vc_column_text][/ult_content_box][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”THE BENUE GILR CHILD”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]ESLF, as part of its commitment to improving the lives of women and girls, chose to identify with the Benue girl child and those across the globe, to commemorate the international day of the girl child 2016. the Foundation held a one-day stakeholders forum in Makurdi in line with the global theme “Progress for girls is progress for the goals (SDGs)” to sensitize the girls and relevant stakeholders to discuss and take necessary actions towards enhancing girls progress in sectors including but not limited to Education, Health and Economic Empowerment. The even brought together various stakeholders in the State to discuss the challenges of the girl child. A special focus was placed on Education and discoing ways of working towards enhancing girl child development in line with the SDGs.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2076″ img_size=”large”][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2042″ img_size=”large”][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”ESLF MEGA MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS (MMO)”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]The Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF) is accelerating progress steadily towards the adoption of the SDG No. 3, which aims at providing access to quality healthcare and promote well being for all at all ages, by 2030. Through the Free Medical Outreach at different rural locations and intervals, ESLF is actively promoting the achievement of the mentioned SDG framework.

Flagging off the outreach in Zone B but also rounding off the intervention in Tyowanye, Buruku LGA, the Founder/Chairperson, Dr. Eunice Ortom reiterated that ESLF was set up to support the development efforts of her husband’s administration as Executive Governor of Benue State. To achieve this, the Foundation is anchored on three pillars of intervention, Health being a cititical pillar because it is a requirement for a productive and purposeful life. She further emphasized that ESLF will not relent in providing access to quality health care for the people of Benue State. Dr. Ortom also mentioned that, the first phase of the ESLF Free Medical intervention recorded a successful coverage of nine LGAs reaching over 14,000 beneficiaries in the process.

Commending the ESLF initiative were several speakers including: Hon. Commissioner of Health & Human Services, Dr. Cecilia Ojabo; Hon. Commissioner of Environment & Water Resources, Dr Terlumun Utsev; The Honourable Chairman, Buruku LGC, Mrs Justina Sorkaa; Member representing Buruku State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ngunan Addingi; Ter Buruku II, HRH Moses Hanior and a host of other traditional rulers.

Earlier, the Programme Officer Health, Elizabeth Aganyi, introduced the ESLF Medical Team while Programme Manager, Dr. Fanan Ujoh, provided details of ESLF interventions and planned activities over the next couple of months.

At the end of the 2-day ESLF Medical Outreach, there were 2,300 general consultations, 5 eye surgeries and over 100 surgeries performed for the good people of Buruku LGA.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]