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Diabetes Prevention and Control, SHUDEF Empowers Ibusa Residents

Diabetes Prevention and Control, SHUDEF Empowers Ibusa Residents


Story By Emeka Esogbue


With the organization of the program, Prevention and Control of Diabetes with free sugar and blood test in the community, by the Support for Human Development Foundation (SHUDEF) in partnership with the Delta State Government, the throngs of Ibusa inhabitants made significant progress in their health affairs.


The date was June 24, 2024 and the venue was the Ogbeowele Town Hall, Ibusa where Mr. Emeka Emmanuel Ogbogo who is the Founder and Executive Director of Support for Human Development Foundation (SHUDEF) gave a resounding speech that empowered participants on health matters.


In his insightful speech, Mr. Ogbogo informed the throngs of Ibusa locals there that a great number of them had diabetes but were unaware of it because it is a silent disease that kills silently. 


Emeka Ogbogu addressed the attendees, saying, "If you know you have medical difficulties, you should be able to live up to its challenges." 


The program also allowed the Delta State Government the chance to speak to the people of Ibusa through Dr. Mrs. Opene Rita, the Director of Communicable Diseases at the Delta State Ministry of Health, who provided information on diabetes prevention and control. 


She counselled them to watch how much sugar and alcohol they consume.


Mr. Odoh, a Dietician from the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba also counseled and educated the participants on how to take their diets and nutrients to remain healthy. 


Following the event, PEN MASTER conducted interviews with a few Ibusa locals, who attested to the event's significance for the town's health and advocated for additional community programming.


The event attendees include Mrs. Ikolomi Tracy, Delta State Director of National Orientation Agency, Mr. Emmanuel Chiejine, Delta State Head of PRS National Orientation Agency, 

Mr. Godfrey, Head, Special Duties, National Orientation Agency and Gloria Uchunor, Dietician Ibusa General Hospital. 


Others in attendance were representatives of Bridge Radio, Asaba and Pointer Newspaper among others.


Ibusa is a community located in Oshimili Local Government Area of Delta State.

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