Corp Members Offer Free Medical Service To Sokoto Community
By Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto
No fewer than 1500 persons on Tuesday benefited from the free medical outreach organized by the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) for the people of Gidan Kara, Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Speaking at the event the Director General of NYSC Brig. Gen Ibrahim Shuaibu said National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) since inception , recorded numerous landmark achievements in the area of national unity and integration as well as.other sphere such as health care delivery , rural infrastructure , mass literacy , education , sport and other social services.
“Virtually all our contributions in these area are made through the activities of successive batches of Corp Members , whose patriotic zeal , dedication and selflessness have been source of pride to all Nigerians”.
Shuaibu said the program is under Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) with this year theme: “health is wealth for advancement’
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DG further explained that it was a response to the rate of deaths among poor and rural people most of which could be avoidable.
Represented by The NYSC state coordinator Mr Philip.Enatonme Enaberue, Shuaibu regretted that people in rural areas do not have access to health care service either because they do not exist or they are above their reach .
He added that in reaction to this the NYSC engage the services of Corp Doctors , and other medical related graduates to attend to those in need .
The Director General commended the Corp Members for their dedication to service while describing as qualified to give the best medical services.
He promised the outreach would be a continuous exercise.
0n his part the state coordinator thanked the people for their impressive turn out and their cooperation towards the success of the outreach.
Also speaking the leader of the medical team , Dr Ishaya Lengdang said malaria has the highest number of cases with over 500 cases follow by child hood diarrhoea and hypertension .
Dr Ishaya further disclosed that some patients were referred to specialist hospitals for follow up due to the nature of their ailments stressing that most referral cases are surgical.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries the district head of Wamakko Alhaji Aliyu Barade thanked the NYSC for considering his community for the outreach.
On his part the chairman of Wamakko local government area Bello Haliru Gwiwa represented by his deputy Zubairu Muhammad thanked NYSC for the kind gesture and urged other agencies to emulate NYSC , pleading that the exercise should be a routine one.
