The Attom Charity Cup will hold in Lagos next year, Organizers of the event has disclosed.
Yahaya Attom , the CEO/Founder of Attom Foundation stated this in Abuja.
He was represented at the event by Emmanuel Ugonna, a comedian said the foundation has offered free eye surgery to over 2000 Nigerians in Maiduguri as part of its outreach and t alleviate the plight of less privilege in the society suffering from such ailments.
The organisers says beyond gathering people to have fun, the event is designed to create awareness that the foundation needs the support of well-meaning Nigerian’s that will help to ameliorate the needs of special people in the society.
It was also stated that the rationale behind this initiative is to provide medical health support and to touch lives within the immediate Nigerian community, with this year’s outreach focusing on “Eye Care.”
Also speaking at the event, Dr Ozy Okonokhua, a Public Health Optometrist with Habib Medical Clinic said that 84 per cent of blindness are avoidable and noted that non-professionals cause a lot of damage with the North-Eastern part of Nigeria with the highest cases of blindness, with women and the uneducated topping the list of the most affected—-stressing that 84% of blindness are avoidable and preventable.
“As at 2007, about 1.1million people were blind in Nigeria, the North-East is found to be the region with the highest number of blindness, with females and the uneducated topping the number, meanwhile 84% of blindness in Nigeria is preventable and avoidable”
“We need to reduce the negative statistics of people with different visual impairment so they can be treated or corrected as early as possible”
“I am glad that Attom foundation has come to intervene which gives a sense of relief since the government cannot do it alone”
The Attom Foundation Champions Cup Competition will be an annual event, with next year’s edition scheduled to take place in Lagos, says the organisers.
“This is what we planned to do every year, this year is Abuja, next year is going to be in Lagos, this year is billed for Eye Care, it’s a long term project that intends to touch as many lives as possible and to improve the lives of the local community”
Football stars present at the conference along other medical personnel includes, former Arsenal star, Emmanuel Ebuoe, Ghanian legend Boateng and Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo.
