By joshua 
250 People Benefit Free Medical Testing For Diabetes Organized By Stella Edibo Foundation in Lokoja.
Founder SE-F
This is as the Founder, Stella Edibo Foundation, Dr. Alhassan Ohiomah, PhD, describes diabetes as a silent killer that kills faster than HIV/Aids and other diseases.
The Founder of SE-F made the disclosure at the fifth medical outreach of the organization held at Adankolo Housing Estate Community, said the vision of SE-F is to create a thriving communities where individuals live healthy fulfilling lives.
MD SE-F
The Founder lamented that people daily die and are impoverished by diabetes, urged for more attention and more focus for diabetes than polio and Malaria.
Dr. Hyatudeen
The Founder lamented that owing to the downturn in the economy, people are stalked between eating and taking their drugs, urged citizens to prioritize their drug intake to maintain a healthy health balance against diabetes.
Arome
The Founder promised to sustain the medical outreach against diabetes, urged for commitment to sustaining the principles of SDGs, particularly SDG 3, for good health and well-being.
In his remarks, John Ocheja, Managing Director, SE-F, said the medical outreach for diabetes was borne out of necessity to cater for the well-being of the society who are less privileged who can’t afford medical treatment.
He said the foundation is centered around type 2 diabetes, said SE-F has taken upon itself to create awareness and testing.
He said it is difficult to find in any family people not living with diabetes without proper awareness, said the medical outreach is to create awareness and reduce the disease to the bearest minimum.
He advocated for proper intake of food, urged people to be mindful what they eat to stay on good diet. Inspite the downturn in the economy, urged Nigerians to prioritize their health.
Speaking at the outreach, Dr. Hyatudeen Isah Amoka advised Nigerians to watch their diet, weight and embark on regular exercises.
He said eating good food does not necessarily mean it must be expensive, advised on much vegetables, less processed foods, Can foods, with less saturated fatty acid.
Similarly, he advised on less eating of fried food and eat more of local foods, pointing out that research has shown that diabetes is more prevailant in urban than rural community.
In his remarks, Joseph Arome Adama, Manager of Lounge 1, said the outreach by SE-F is a way of giving back to the society, urge Nigerians to prioritize their health and to support medical outreaches geared towards the fight against diabetes.
The Program Officer SE-F, Hosea Nankwat Zion, said the concentration on diabetes by the organisation was as a result of the increased in the diseases across the world, urge for a collective fight against diabetes. He described diabetes as causes for other sickeness leading to blindness, kidney and other diseases.
Highlights of the 5th medical outreach was testing for diabetes and hypertension.