From Hadeija with Love: How 8,730 People Benefitted from Inuwa Foundation’s Medical Outreach
The Mallam Inuwa Foundation recently organised a Medical Outreach for residents of Hadeija and it’s environs and for the three days the event took place, the whole area was agog with life-changing surgeries, distribution of free eye glasses and many more. Our Head of Kano Bureau, Adnan Mukhtar Tudunwada, reports:
Wednesday the 24th of November 2021 was the 3rd and last day of Mallam Inuwa Foundation’s Medical Outreach in which thousands of people benefitted in Hadeija and the neighbouring environment.
The medical outreach which addressed people with health and eye problems was sponsored by World Association of Muslim Youth in collaboration with Mallam Inuwa Foundation.
8,730 people benefitted from the programme that lasted for four days at the General Hospital, Hadeija.
The programme was also immensely supported by the people of Hadeija and the Jigawa State Government.
Aside sponsoring the eye surgery, WAMY and Mallam Inuwa Foundation also distributed free medicated glasses to the patients.
According to the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mallam Inuwa Foundation, Mr. Ahmad Inuwa, “the medical outreach on treating eye defects in our people was necessitated by the need to reduce the burden of blindness in several Jigawa communities.
“It will interest many to know that we are going to treat about 5,000 persons, with various eye diseases and problems, for free.
“They are not going to pay a dime. There are persons who we shall distribute eye glasses to, while some will receive drugs to cure cataracts and other mild eye problems they have been battling with,” said Inuwa.
Some of the beneficiaries when contacted by PRNigeria expressed their appreciation to the foundation.
One of the beneficiaries, Rabiu Yunusa, called on leaders and well meaning individuals and groups to sustain the gesture.
“I don’t have the means but with the support of the foundation, I was able to undergo a surgery in eye to remove the cataract and at the same time consulted a doctor on some health issues,” Mallam Yunusa said.
Mr Yunusa who was seen in a happy mood also sent his best wishes and prayed for Inuwa and WAMY Foundation.
Mallam Inuwa Foundation: Spreading Love to Hadeija
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Mallam Inuwa Foundation, founded by Mallam Kashifu Inuwa in 2018, is a community-based foundation meant to improve the lives of people in Hadeija Local Government Area of Jigawa state and its environs.
Inuwa Foundation plays a key role in identifying and solving various problems within the community and beyond.
Of recent is its collaboration with Qatar Charity Foundation towards the provision of potable water and free eye medical services to the people of Hadeija and its environs.
Over 8,730 people benefitted from the exercise.
WAMY Foundation: Spreading Love since 1972
On the other hand, WAMY Foundation was founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1972 and opened offices in countries with significant Muslim populations throughout the world. WAMY was founded by Muslim Brotherhood member, Kamal Helwabi, who went on to serve as its executive director until 1982.
WAMY’s stated aim is “to preserve the Muslim identity, to help overcome the problems Muslim youth face in modern society”, and to “educate and train Muslim youth in order for them to become active and positive citizens in their countries”.
Immediately after the conduct of the exercise, a brief meeting of the organisers held to congratulate each other for the success of the outreach in which a copy of the Qur’an was given as gift to each person.
In his remark, the Head of WAMY Foundation in Nigeria, Dr Isham Muhammad, expressed his appreciation for the peaceful and successful conduct of the exercise.
He thanked the government of Jigawa State, Mallam Inuwa Foundation, Hadeija Emirate and Hadeija General Hospital for the support and hospitality rendered to them during and after the exercise.
On his part, Dr Bihlali Abdallah who is the Chief Medical Doctor of the exercise said this is his second time of coming to Nigeria from Riyadh for the purpose of conducting free eye medical services and surgery on Nigerians.
He described Nigeria as a country that accommodates guests very well, adding that his first experience in Katsina motivated him to return, this time to Hadeija.
Dr Bihlali however lamented the huge number of patients with eye problems in Nigeria.
In his remark, the Head of Eye Clinic in Hadeija General Hospital, Dr Usman Muhammad, thanked all the stakeholders that participated in the successful conduct of the exercise and prayed for Allah’s reward on all of them.
The Chairman of Mallam Inuwa Foundation, Dr Hussein Muhammad Baban, expressed his appreciation to the founder of Mallam Inuwa Foundation, Kashif Inuwa Abdullahi, WAMY Foundation, and all other stakeholders for their contribution and service to humanity.
Thousands of beneficiaries were seen in a happy mood praying for all the stakeholders involved in the exercise.
