{"id":69284,"date":"2025-06-30T00:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T00:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69284"},"modified":"2025-06-30T00:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T00:44:14","slug":"nuj-fct-nizamiye-hospital-offer-free-medical-care-to-over-300-journalists-uncover-alarming-cases-of-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/30\/nuj-fct-nizamiye-hospital-offer-free-medical-care-to-over-300-journalists-uncover-alarming-cases-of-high\/","title":{"rendered":"NUJ FCT, Nizamiye Hospital Offer Free Medical Care to Over 300 Journalists …Uncover alarming cases of high"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Uncover alarming cases of high blood pressure, diabetes, and eye conditions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a step to safeguard the health of media professionals, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Council, in partnership with Nizamiye Hospital, conducted a free medical outreach for over 300 journalists on Saturday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Held at the NUJ Secretariat in Utako, the outreach featured comprehensive health screenings including checks for blood pressure, blood sugar, eye conditions, kidney and heart issues.<\/p>\n

Preliminary findings revealed a troubling prevalence of high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and other chronic health risks among participants; many of whom had neglected medical checkups due to their demanding schedules.<\/p>\n

Representing the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, Surgeon Commodore Momoh Jimoh Salihu commended the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a timely intervention that speaks volumes about the commitment to journalists\u2019 welfare. Their health directly impacts national communication and democracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

NUJ FCT Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, lauded Nizamiye Hospital for deploying a full team of specialists including a cardiologist, nephrologist, ophthalmologist, and general practitioners.<\/p>\n

She stressed the need for preventive healthcare, noting that journalists often prioritize news coverage over personal wellness.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur members are always on the go. They barely have time for regular health checks. This outreach is our way of saying their lives matter,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

She further revealed that the initiative is part of a broader plan to establish a health insurance scheme for union members.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is only the beginning. The data from today will guide our advocacy for comprehensive health coverage,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Abubakar, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Nizamiye Hospital, said the outreach was designed for early disease detection and prevention.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve already identified several cases of hypertension, diabetes, and visual impairments. More serious cases requiring surgery will be referred to our hospital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nurullo Sadokov, Deputy Medical Director at Nizamiye, described the program as part of the hospital\u2019s corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n

He confirmed detection of advanced conditions like hernias and haemorrhoids, assuring that affected individuals will receive appropriate care.<\/p>\n

A comprehensive medical report will be submitted to the NUJ FCT to aid in long-term health planning for journalists.<\/p>\n

The NUJ FCT leadership reiterated its commitment to regular medical interventions, declaring that journalists\u2019 health would remain a top priority going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…Uncover alarming cases of high blood pressure, diabetes, and eye conditions By Adenike Lawal In a step to safeguard the health of media professionals, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Council, in partnership with Nizamiye Hospital, conducted a free medical outreach for over 300 journalists on Saturday in Abuja. Held at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":69285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-69284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69286,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69284\/revisions\/69286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}