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No fewer than 400 people received free screenings, medication and blood pressure monitors at the high blood pressure awareness programme organised by the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation (OBLBF) to mark its 22nd anniversary recently.
Hundreds of old and young people turned up for the event themed: ‘Rise Above High Blood Pressure’, at the La Sien Pavilion, Old GRA Port Harcourt, Rivers State on September 23.
Another 230 people received blood pressure kits and medication free of charge at the event which featured a lecture by a consultant cardiologist at the University of Port-Harcourt, Sotonye Dodiyi-Manuel, while 85 people received prescribed medications only. Overall, 368 received treatment at the blood pressure awareness programme.
Chairman of the foundation, Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, attributed the leading non-governmental organisation’s successes to God.
She also acknowledged the support of her late husband, O.B. Lulu-Briggs, children, friends, partners and staff who have been with the foundation since its establishment in 2001.
While highlighting past achievements, the chairman explained that the 22nd anniversary was “also a moment of reflection, celebration, and recommitment to our noble cause of reaching the underserved wherever they might be in our nation.”
She added that the foundation had tirelessly worked towards uplifting people’s health, education and economic standing, prioritising improving people’s health, mainly “those in rural areas who don’t have access to quality healthcare and have not left behind, those in the urban areas, while ensuring our senior citizens continue to receive loving care.”
Despite its successes, Lulu-Briggs disclosed the foundation has had its low moments but that its journey “has been guided by the unwavering belief, that we are chosen vessels crucial to the uplift of Nigerians and Nigeria. We have strived to educate, empower, and uplift the lives of countless individuals. Through our various programmes and initiatives, we have tackled health and education issues head-on and made a significant impact.”
