Catholic Knights take free health care to Anambra rural community

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By Vincent Ujumadu

AWKA- THE Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba, KSM, Nigeria, last week assembled top medical practitioners from its ranks for its first free medical mission in the rural community of Amanuke in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Led by the Onitsha Metropolitan Grand Knight of KSM, Sir Damian Okolo and Grand Knights, as well as Metropolitan officers, the medical personnel, comprising 20 doctors, six pharmacists, eight nurses and other health personnel, offered health care services to no fewer than 1000 people made up of the aged and the young, including school children.

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•Metropolitan Grand Knight, Sir Damian Okolo (in suit) with other knights and leaders of Amanuke community

The scope of the exercise included health education, treatment of common health conditions, mass de-worming exercise, free screening for diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Apart from diagnosing their ailments, the patients were given drugs and those whose conditions were…



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