By Chigozie Uzosike, Owerri
The Imo State Governor’s wife and First Lady, Her Excellency Chief Barr. Chioma Uzodinma on Thursday flagged off the Hepatitis C elimination and Hepatitis B control program in the state.
Mrs. Uzodinma who’s the Founder, GoodHope Flourish Foundation stated this at the premises of Imo State Primary Health Care Development Agency. She said the program will target ten thousand individuals for free screening across the 27 local government area of the State.
“This initiative is a reflection of our commitment to public health. Hepatitis B and C lead to cancer death. The disease is hundred times infectious than HIV”, she informed.
The First Lady said, “let’s provide care and support to those infested. The disease is not only a medical one but a communal efforts”.
The First Lady who’s passionate about the well-being and welfare of Imo citizens said, “disease which can be eliminated, is a viral infection that primarily affects the liver. “Let’s create a healthier Imo by tackling the disease”, First Lady submitted.
The Commissioner for Health, Imo State, Dr. Prosper Success said, “The program will provide access, improve medical care, provide data and provision of free drugs”, he noted.
Speaking after the event, the Commissioner, ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Lady Nkechinyere Ugwu extolled the Governor’s wife, Barr Mrs Chioma Uzodinma for the laudable initiative. She urged on all and sundry to take serious the screening exercise which is made available by Her Excellency.
