The Executive Management Team of ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited (AGPC) recently launched the second edition of its impactful “Sight First” medical outreach program, aimed at restoring the sight of community members in the company’s host and impacted communities in Assa, Owerri Imo State.
This year’s theme, “Igniting Vision, Illuminating Lives,” reflects the program’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through essential eye care services.
The “Sight First” initiative, according to a statement by the company’s General Manager Human Resources, Kabiru Koko Rabiu, is a fully funded Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program by AGPC, dedicated to providing vital eye care to those in need across our 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 program ensures that no one is left behind in receiving the eye care relief they deserve.
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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 program focuses on promoting healthy practices, facilitating early detection, and offering treatment for eye-related issues. This 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, Engr. Effiong Okon, Managing Director of ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited, 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 program, we aim to provide essential eye care and vision correction to those in our communities who need it most.”
Engr. Effiong further emphasized AGPC’s long-term commitment to this initiative, announcing that it will be expanded into an annual program. This 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,” he 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”, Effiong stated.
Cross section of some of the patients who have successfully undergone cataract surgery in one of our impacted communities in Assa, Owerri
