Ebonyi State: Over 100 Media Practitioners Benefit From NUJ Medical Outreach

From Omaka OKOH (Abakaliki)

Over 100 media practitioners in Ebonyi State have benefited from the state council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) free medical outreach.

The free medical services were organised by the council in collaboration with the Medical Women Association of Nigeria in the state.

The outreach was part of the activities lined up by NUJ to mark this year’s press week with the theme “The Media Admits Economic Uncertainty”.

The free medical outreach centered on health talks, blood and sugar screening, hepatitis, oral care and treatment among others.

Over 30 journalists who have dental-related problems were treated by a team of Dentists and counseled after the treatment.

Speaking during the medical outreach, the state chairman of the union, Samson Nwafor, said he included the outreach in the 2024 press week events because of the importance of health checks in the lives of the journalists because of the nature of journalism which makes the practitioners too busy to care for their health.

He opined that the free medical services will go a long way in keeping the journalists fit for their duties.

A former Chairman of the union, Comrade Tony Nwizi, described the medical outreach as timely in view of the pressure journalists encounter in their duties which affects their health.

The President of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria in the state, Dr. Lilian Nwobashi urged journalists to always go for medical checks to save them from health issues.