Good sight aids productivity – Firm

PPC Limited (formerly Philips Projects Centre), has said good eyesight aids productivity in humans.

Speaking at a free eye screening and treatment to community members of the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, the Managing Director, PPC Limited, Mr Ayo Grillo, described the medical outreach as a means of giving back to the community.

He said, “This is an initiative that we are very keen on because as an infrastructure company, we not just looking at hardware infrastructure but also talents and how to make them productive. If people have good eyesight, there is a chance to be productive. This is a partnership between PPC and VisionSpring to provide free screening and eyeglasses for about 500 people in the Sura community.”

“We operate in various parts of the country and we looking at how we can expand the CSR to cover other regions where PPC operates.”

The Business Development and Partnership Manager, VisionSpring, Mrs Tinuke Adeyinka, emphasised the crucial role the eye plays in the well-being of the body, advising beneficiaries to take proper care of their eyes.

Also speaking, the Medical Officer of Health, Lagos Island East, Dr Onose Inino, encouraged the beneficiaries to make use of the free glasses they were given, adding that those who did not require glasses would be given referral letters to hospitals in order to receive appropriate treatment.

Also present at the event were Head of PPC Healthcare, Dr Chikara Nwoke; Head of HR, PPC Limited, Mrs Folake Lawal; Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, PPC Limited, Mr Tolu Koyejo; Optical Technical Advisor at VisionSpring, Dr Friday Oke; Business Development Specialist, VisionSpring, Mr Uchenna Anyanonu; and Supervisor for Health, Lagos Island East, Olabode Babington.