Needless deaths,
Umuchima gets first
hospital ON January 21, 2017 1:10 AM / IN News/ Comments •As FG hails Mbisiogu for
gesture BY CHARLES KUMOLU “I had a younger brother,
who died in infancy in 1974
because he was ill. My
brother would have survived
the illness but the limitations
our community had, ended his life that would have been a
blessing to our community.
Before my mother could take
her son to Urualla where
there was an existing health
centre, the child died. My brother died because we
lacked hospital in this
community. That story made
me make a vow that should
God bless me, I will help
people of this community and possibly stop some deaths as
a result of the absence of
healthcare facilities.’’ The above, were the words
of the Managing Director of
Blue Diamond Logistics, Chief
Festus Mbisiogu, at the
commissioning of an ultra-
modern hospital in Umuchima in Ideato South Local
Government Area, LGA, of Imo
State. It was an event that
triggered excitement among
residents and indigenes of
the community, given that
the facility which was built
and equipped by Mbisiogu was the first hospital in the
ancient community. Most, who gathered at the
event, were elated that the
gesture would reduce
mortality rate in the
community that had suffered
much as a result of the absence of medical facilities
and other basic amenities. On hand, to commission the
hospital was the Minister of
Women Affairs and Social
Development, Senator Aisha
Alhassan, who was the special
guest of honour. Mbisiogu commisioning the hospital She described the gesture as
germane to national and
global efforts at reducing
infant and maternal mortality.
Hence, she urged other
wealthy Nigerians to emulate the humanitarian effort as a
way of showing love to their
respective communities. Alahassan also described the
development as being in line
with President Muhammadu
Buhari’s commitment to the
provision of adequate
healthcare, noting that the Federal Government would
work with people like
Mbisiougu, who shared its
vision. Also thrilled by the
development, Imo State
governor, Mr. Rochas
Okorocha, who was
represented by the
Commissioner for Health, Women Affairs and Social
Development, Ngozi Njoku,
lauded Mbisiogu for
embarking on such
philantropism without asking
the government for support. Apart from the hospital, the
elaborate event also
witnessed the commissioning
of 42 pipe-borne water
boreholes built and donated
to various communities in Ideato by Mbisiogu. This gesture, Saturday
Vanguard learnt, ensured
that the people in the entire
communities in the LGA
stopped trekking five
kilometres to fetch water from Orasi River, which was
the source of water for the
communities. Amid commendations from
members of the community
and celebration, Mbisiogu
pledged to give One hundred
thousand each to the first
set of babies to be born in the hospital, noting that he
would continue to provide
support for the smooth
functioning of the hospital. He was, however,
appreciative of Umuchima
Women Organisation, UWO, for
providing moral support to
the project. The group in its
acknowledgment described
the development as timely,
and a blessing to the LGA. President-General of UWO, Dr.
B. Ubaonu, said: “For over 10
years, Mbisiogu has been
sharing over 200 bags of rice
to indigent people every
Sunday before Christmas. He also paid school fees for
many in the community. He is
a blessing to this
community.”

Good one,good one,more blessings to the donor and the recipients.

Nice one we need more of his kind..

Am coming to join you