Lagosians from totally different areas of the state, particularly the island, participated actively in a well being stroll and eye screening train, put collectively by the Federal Nigerian Society for the Blind (FNSB), over the weekend. The exercise was a part of the 2022 version of the White Cane Safety Day celebration, with “Together Crossing New Boundaries”, as the theme. It is a world October fifteenth occasion, which is focused at elevating consciousness of the plights of visually impaired individuals and elevating funds to maintain their wants.
The occasion was supported by a key participant in the Nigerian insurance sector, KBL Insurance Limited (a subsidiary of Keystone Bank Limited), as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), centered on giving again to its host communities. The stroll which was held amidst clement climate and enthusiastic individuals took off from the Muson Centre by Awolowo Road to Falomo roundabout earlier than terminating at Muson Centre with the Lagos State authorities and the Nigeria Police, offering all the crucial logistics to make sure security.
There had been additionally eye screenings and the administration of the wanted remedies by the well being professionals mobilised by the organisers to make sure the success of the programme. The FNSB and its accomplice, KBL supplied the crucial logistics to make sure that individuals had been effectively attended to.
Providing background on the collaboration, Mrs Ukachi Orji, the MD/CEO of KBL Insurance Limited, mentioned her organisation’s ardour for the much less privileged knowledgeable its resolution to help the train. “KBL Insurance Limited is passionate about the bodily challenged, particularly individuals who’ve points with their sight and different teams who can not do a whole lot of issues on their very own.
