A pharmaceutical company, Biomedical Limited, on Wednesday, donated free deworming drugs to cater for hundreds of primary school pupils in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State.
In an initiative which was flagged off last week at the presidential lodge in partnership with the Kwara State Government, the company visited some schools in the local government with the medicines.
One of the schools visited by the company was LGEA Primary School, Shao where several pupils were administered the oral suspension drugs by the facilitator and the school teachers.
The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Adaara Bilkis, appreciated the company for the initiative, saying the gesture has shown that the company cares about the well-being of the pupils in her school.
“On behalf of the management, we appreciate the Biomedical Limited who are here this morning to give our pupils free drugs. May God continue to elevate the company beyond their imaginations. This shows that they care about the well-being of our pupils,” Bilkis said.
She, however, urged other companies to emulate Biomedical in contributing their quota to the betterment of society.
In the same vein, the Headboy of the school, Miracle Isaiah, also expressed his happiness and appreciation to the company, saying: “I want to thank the company greatly for finding our school worthy, we are so happy.”
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Speaking on the gesture, a community leader, Kolawole, said: “We are grateful to the company, this shows that they meant well for our children, I pray Almighty God repay them back in folds, we’re really happy.”
Speaking at the point of the donation, the marketing manager of Biomedical Limited, Pharm. Watson Olojo, who led the team, described the gesture as a contribution to the state which has been their host community over the years.
Olojo said: “This is a continuation of the flag off, a partnership with the Primary healthcare development agency and the state government.
“This is our contribution to the state, for the fact that Kwara State is our host community; this is our corporate social responsibility programme.”
On his part, the Education Secretary of Moro Local Government Area, Mohammed Abdulkareem Alabi, said the gesture “is a welcomed development, one that we really appreciate”.
“This is a great effort by Biomedical limited. However we want them to bring more so that it can circulate round our 155 primary schools here in Moro local government,” Alabi added.
