NIMASA, Nigerian Heart Foundation Raise N100million to Prevent Heart Diseases

By ZION Olalekan |

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is partnering the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) to raise a whooping N100million at its 20th edition of Charity Gulf Tournament aimed at promoting healthy hearts and preventing heart related diseases.

The NHF Charity Golf Tournament is billed to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday the 1st of September 2018 at the Port Harcourt Golf Club.

At a pre-event press conference held in Lagos on Thursday, Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside said that the agency is partnering with NHF as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and that it is delighted to be working with the Foundation in its drive towards raising awareness on heart related diseases.

Represented by the Deputy Director Public Relations, Mr. Isichie Osamgbi, Peterside noted that part of the mandate of NIMASA is to ensure safe and secure shipping, as well as cleaner oceans.

Peterside added that NIMASA as a corporate socially responsible agency is glad to participate and lend its voice via the Gulf tournament platform put together by the NHF, geared towards creating awareness on heart related diseases to help save lives.

“The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will be partnering with NHF as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) focus and we are delighted to be working with the Foundation in its drive towards raising awareness on heart related diseases. Heart related diseases affect all gender, all ages and cuts across all socio economic and geographic lines”

“NIMASA has a mandate to achieve and sustain safe, secure shipping, cleaner oceans and enhanced maritime capacity in line with global best practices towards Nigeria’s economic development”

Speaking earlier, Executive Director of Nigerian Heart Foundation, Dr. Kingsley Akinroye said the foundation in its bid to reduce and prevent cardiovascular related diseases in the Nigerian population plans to raise the sum of N100million from this Charity Tournament.

Dr. Akinroye said the N100million would be used to spread information and create awareness, prevention of heart diseases, promotion of research on cardiovascular diseases, amongst other heart health promotion and advocacy action on heart issues.

He said the Nigerian Heart Foundation is a National charity inaugurated in July 1992, an affiliate of the World Heart Federation, Geneva and a founding member of African Heart Network. Its major objectives are Heart health promotion, support of medical and scientific research in Heart disease and advocacy on Heart issues.

He said the 2018 edition is the first time in over 20 years of hosting golf tournaments across the country that NHF will be using the Port Harcourt Golf Course.

At theTournament, about a hundred Professionals and amateur Golfers from all around the country are expected to participate at this event in Port Harcourt.

“Annually, the Nigerian Heart foundation organizes Charity Golf Tournaments in Abuja, Lagos, Jos, lbadan, Kano, Ada in Osun State and other Golf courses around the country to encourage participation in lifestyle activities which is beneficial to the development of Healthy Hearts as well as prevention of cardiovascular disease”

“The Nigerian Heart Foundation is a national charity inaugurated in 1992, with its objectives namely, prevention of heart diseases, promotion of research on cardiovascular diseases, amongst other heart health promotion and advocacy action on heart issues.

“The Foundation is affiliated with the World Heart Federation (WHF) in Geneva Switzerland and is also a founding member of the African Heart Network (AHN)”

“We therefore call on all Individuals, Golfers Amateur and Professionals, Corporate bodies, Government and Government Agencies to partner and support our cause”

“We thank our Partners especially Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency, our appreciation to the Director General, Dr Dakuku Adol Peterside for keeping their mandate to achieve, and sustain safe, secure shipping, cleaner oceans and enhanced Maritime capacity in line with global best practices towards Nigeria’s economic development” he said