Okpalaume Mary
As part of its commitment on bringing free, qualitative and comprehensive health care to members of its host communities, SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Limited, operators of the NPDC/ SEPLAT joint venture, has commenced fourth edition of the “Eye Can See” programme. the
The eye care programme which is a key component of SEPLAT’S corporate social responsibility kicked off at Okpe Hall in Sapele, Delta State and would run within four weeks in host communities spread across Delta and Edo States.
Speaking with journalists, the CSR Manager, Seplat Development Petroleum Limited, Mrs. Esther Icha said: “we are very concerned about the well being of the people in our communities so we have extended this programme to the communities to ensure that the eye which is a very important part of the body is properly taken care of.
She revealed that seasoned opticians and ophthalmologists are on ground to treat and perform surgical operations on patients adding that the company hopes to carry out surgery on 350 cataract patients in this year’s eye care programme.
“We have a lot of people with cataract, we have been doing cataract surgery for four years and this year we hope to do about 350 surgeries in about four weeks in our host communities where our host communities reside.”
Some of the beneficiaries, Mrs Comfort Tarad, a petty trader and Mr. Harrison Onoh, a school driver, who spoke with this reporter, commended the company for sustaining the eye care programme since 2011.
