Army Offer Free Medical Service To 3000 Persons In Sokoto Communities
By Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
In the continuation of the Celebration of Army day , Nigerian Army on Monday offered free medical service to no fewer than 3000 persons in Sifawa , Bodinga local government and Dange/ Shuni in Dange Shuni local government of Sokoto State.
The medical Services covered testing and treatment of malaria, hypertension, visual, and eye treatment , provision of eye glasses , dental services , diabetes screening and paediatric services.
Speaking to newsmen at the events the General Officer Command 8, Division ,Sokoto Major Gen Usman Yusuf represented by the Garrison Commander Brig Gen Ralf Nnebeife said the medical outreach is part of Army cooperate social responsibility to it host communities.
He added that the medical outreach would last for two days stressing that they came with enough drugs promising that every body that turn up for the exercise would be attended to .
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” We came with enough drugs and we promise to attend to everybody here he stated.
Nnebeife stated that the dilapidated Sifawa village health center would be given a facelift by the Army.
On his part the head of medical team Maj Dr Nandangtok Dikko said that the team would carry out test on malaria, hypertension, paedetric , diabetes and eye screening , minor surgery and Covid19 sensitization.
Dr Dikko added that any major medical case would be referred to specialist hospitals .
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries the district head of Sifawa Buhari Tambari thanked the Nigerian Army for the kind gesture appealing to them to extend same to other communities in the state .
Tambari attributed the peaceful coexistence being enjoyed in the state to the efforts of the 8 division of Nigerian Army, Sokoto and urged them to sustain the tempo.
Army Offer Free Medical Service To 3000 Persons In Sokoto Communities
