By Fola James
The wife of Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state, Anna Ishaku has commended Fidelity Bank Plc for providing free medical assistance to 829 Internally Displaced Persons , IDPs in Kona community of the state.
The Taraba helmsman’s wife stated this at the three-day outreach organised by Hope Afresh Foundation in collaboration with the bank’s employees as part of Fidelity Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR initiatives.
The bank disclosed this in a statement where the managing director and chief executive officer of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo, who was represented at the occasion by Chris Nnakwe, Head, CSR & Sustainability, said that the outreach was one of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR.
Fidelity Bank and the foundation, the statement said are driven purely by altruistic values and an innate desire to make the world a better place, and have decided to pull resources together to offer free qualitative healthcare to the people.
The governors’s wife, on her part, praised the bank for identifying healthcare as an integral part of its CSR strategy, especially, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ishaku also advised the beneficiaries of the outreach to always go for regular medical checkups in order to reduce cases of diabetes, cancer, hepatitis, and high blood pressure, urging other well meaning Nigerians and corporate organizations to emulate the Fidelity Bank in its quest to make the society a better place.
She said “I urge other corporate bodies, non-governmental and governmental organisations and other well-meaning Nigerians to emulate the bank by giving back to the society,” she said.
Okonkwo also stated that the bank is making the world a better place through its various CRS initiatives “At Fidelity Bank, we understand that good health and well-being are fundamentals to sustainable development.
The bank’s CEO said “As much as the world has made significant progress in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, basic access to healthcare remains a challenge in Nigeria,” he added.
The traditional chief of Kona, Augustine Njenmang Vengkani , expressed gratitude to the bank and the foundation for the kind gesture.
“By collaborating with Hope Afresh Foundation, the bank provided a variety of medical tests and prescribed drugs that will help promote the general health and well-being of IDPs in Kona community of the state,” the bank further said in the statement.
