On
March 9, Juliet Ibrahim engaged friends, colleagues and the general
public on a walk through some major streets in Lekki, Lagos to
commemorate the World Kidney Day; to join in on the global health
awareness campaign which focuses on sensitizing the world on the
importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of
kidney disease and its associated health problems.
Some
of those present at the Awareness Walk tagged #Move4Kidneys include;
Gbenro Ajibade, Iceberg Slim, Moses Sneeze Inwang , Isaac Geralds, Mr.
Tourism Nigeria 2016, JCI Eko’s team amongst others who participated in
the walk. Dr. Ufuoma of Diamond Helix Medical Assistance was on ground
to educate people on everything they needed to know about kidney
diseases, causes and preventions as well as carry out free screening.
The humanitarian founded the Juliet Ibrahim
Foundation; a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on creating
awareness on kidney cancer and other kidney related diseases, malaria,
HIV AIDS, Ebola and other diseases and providing necessary interventions
to ensure a society free of such issues in Africa at large after she
had to care for two of her Aunts who suffered from kidney related
ailments.
Usually celebrated on the second Thursday in
March, the mission of World Kidney Day is to raise awareness of the
importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the
frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health
problems worldwide.
The event was sponsored by Cintron World and
proudly supported by World kidney day organization and was dedicated to
all those who lost their lives to kidney disease.
“Knowledge they say is power! Let’s educate the nation because early detection saves lives. ” Juliet Ibrahim
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