73-Year-Old Man in Adamawa Regains Sight After Treatment

Mainstream Energy Solutions, a hydropower company, has provided free eye care to more than 500 people suffering from various eye conditions in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

The medical outreach was organised in collaboration with one of its subsidiaries, the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), as part of the firm’s corporate social responsibility.

According to the company’s medical technical officer, Salisu Dabban, the programme began with screening and the distribution of corrective glasses on September 17 and 18, followed by free surgeries on September 19 and 20.

He disclosed that over 1,014 patients were examined, more than 500 pairs of glasses were dispensed, and 45 surgical operations—including cataract and pterygium procedures—were successfully conducted. The surgeries continued on Saturday with the support of a 20-member medical team made up of ophthalmologists and theatre nurses.

“The project is the first of its kind by any corporate body in Adamawa State. All services rendered are completely free of charge,” Dabban said.

Beneficiaries expressed gratitude for the intervention. A 73-year-old retired civil servant, Joseph Kwada, said the outreach had transformed his life, noting that he could not have afforded the surgery without the support. Similarly, Hajiya Aishatu Umar shared that she had lived in seclusion for 12 years due to poor eyesight but had now regained her vision through the programme.

Dabban further explained that YEDC is under Quest Electricity, a subsidiary of Mainstream Energy Solutions, which plans to sustain such humanitarian initiatives in the future.