The event will be flagged-off by the Pyrates Capoon, High Chief (Barrister ) Arthur Boje, in the presence of the Community Development Chairman (CDC), of Orochiri, Comrade Nwabueze Charles Kalagbor. It promises to be one of its kind and our Association reference project for the year 2018 in the Niger Delta Region.
The Orochiri community is one of the communities that is encompassed within the Rebisi traditional kingdom of the ikwere people of Port Harcourt Local Government , headed by Eze Apara Rebisi. It is a cosmopolitan community hosting some of the major Oil and Gas installations in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. The major economic activity is trading.
The community has an estimated population of 14,560, (2011), with adjoining catchment settlements.
Famous tourist attraction include the Waja Canal and the beautiful landscape of fly- overs spanning all the vicinity of the Greater Port Harcourt city.
Scope of the NAS Mission:
The NAS Free Medical Mission will cover treatment of common ailments like Malaria, Respiratory Tract Infections, Hypertensive heart diseases, Diabetes etc . Eye test will be conducted by optometrists and corrective eye glasses dispensed. There will be Immunisation and mass deworming of all children, and distribution of Insecticide tested Nets (ITNs). Laboratory investigations will be carried out by our team of laboratory Scientists, and Medical illustrative pamphlets will also be distributed with Counselling session conducted by our team of experts.
NAS Transit Ambulance will be deployed for transportation of patients and beneficiaries in emergency cases beyond the scope of the mission.