By Oluwayemi Davidson, Warri
The District 404A1 Nigeria of the
International Association of Lions Club is making moves to upgrade the Eye Department of the Central Hospital, Warri to meet the demands of the patients.
The District Governor, Mrs Fortune Wagbatsoma stated this in Ugborikoko Community near Warri over the weekend while unveiling the programmes of the newly inuagurated Executive to newsmen saying the gesture was part of the District’s humanitarian programmes lined up for the year.
While presenting her roadmap,
Wagbatsoma also said that the District would renovate children’s wards in government hospitals across the zones in the District.
She declared, “Infact, there is no eye clinic in Central Hospital, Warri, they are currently making use of part of the Emergency unit. They have called on us couple of times.
“We have been donating eye equipment and eye screening materials to them.We have decided to take it further by upgrading what they have.
“Beside, we have also plan to renovate at least three Children’s Wards in government hospitals across the three zones in the District 404A1.
“We are soliciting for help from the international body to achieve the plan”.
Wagbatsoma said that LIONS club with the acronym: ‘Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation Safety’ had the objectives of serving the poor, needy and the underprivileged in the society.
She explained that the humanitarian body had over 200 countries and 1.5 million members across the world adding that District 404A1 had 2,700 members.
“We care for the blind, childhood cancers, environment, feed the hunger, built boreholes, toilets, diabetes through advocacy and awareness among others.
“District 404A1 has 112 clubs that covers five states and we covered over 200 communities in 2020.
“We emerged July 1, 2021, we are ready to build on the legacies of our leaders in a new dimension.
“We are going to empower women and engage youth in Delta, feed at least 1000 people in one community in Edo alongside our regular planting of trees, keeping the environment cleans among others,” she said.
The District governor solicited financial support from corporate organisations, government parastatal agencies to achieve the club’s objectives.
She identified funding, inadequate orientation and conflict as some of the factors militating against their operations.
The District leader applauded the robust relationship existing between the club and the government adding that they always stand in the gap for the government.
Wagbatsoma who solicited for more membership said that LIONS club offers people the platform to serve. develop themselves and networking.