ANOH Gas provides eye care in 11 communities
- Launches “Sight First” medical outreach 2.0
R-L: Effiong Okon (standing), AGPC’s managing director; Wolter Wielenga, general manager (Technical); Fred Asoluka, GM Finance; and Mofe Eromosele, CSLA; at the second edition of the ‘Sight First’ CSR Programme, held for the company’s host and impacted communities in Assa, Owerri, Imo State.
The executive management team of ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited (AGPC) recently launched the second edition of its “Sight First” medical outreach programme, aimed at restoring the sight of community members in the company’s host and impacted communities in Assa, Owerri, the Imo State capital.
This year’s theme, “Igniting Vision, Illuminating Lives”, reflects the programme’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through essential eye care services.
The “Sight First” initiative is AGPC’s fully funded Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, dedicated to providing vital eye care to those in need across its operational areas, covering 11 communities, namely Assa, Avu, Awara, Obile, Obitti, Obosima, Obuomadike, Ochia, Ohoba, Umuapu and Umunwaku, all in the Egbema/Ohaji Local government Area of Imo State. By offering comprehensive eye care services to men, women, children, and the elderly, the programme ensures that no one is left behind in receiving the eye care relief deserved.
Cross section of some of the patients who have successfully undergone cataract surgery in one of our impacted communities in Assa, Owerri
Since its launch in 2023, “Sight First” has already provided eye care services to approximately 4,000 patients across AGPC’s host and impacted communities. The programme focuses on promoting healthy practices, facilitating early detection, and offering treatment for eye-related issues. The initiative is part of AGPC’s broader commitment to giving back to the communities where it operates and ensuring that health and well-being remain top priorities.
During the official opening ceremony, Effiong Okon, AGPC’s Managing Director, expressed the company’s dedication to improving community health, saying: “AGPC recognizes the profound importance of eye care, and our initiative today is aimed at addressing one of the most fundamental aspects of human well-being — vision. Through this Corporate Social Responsibility programme, we aim to provide essential eye care and vision correction to those in our communities who need it most.”
He emphasised AGPC’s long-term commitment to this initiative, announcing that it would be expanded into an annual programme. The move reflects the company’s determination to make a lasting impact and ensure that community members living with eye-related medical challenges receive the support and care they need.
“Through this initiative, we aim to ignite vision and illuminate lives in our host and impacted communities,” Okon added.
AGPC remains dedicated to improving the quality of life for those within its operational areas, reinforcing the company’s promise of responsible and impactful corporate citizenship.