NAF Provides Medical Outreach to Affected Communities in Kaduna
By Lazarus Zakaa , Abuja
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced a 3-day medical outreach to the Kerawa, Mubale and Marina Communities in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, that were affected by recent armed bandits’ attack.
The Medical outreach was conducted recently in furtherance of the NAF’s efforts to relieve the plight of inhabitants of the communities by meeting their healthcare needs.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and information, Ibikunle Daramola said the Medical Team from the 461 NAF Hospital Kaduna, led by its Commander, Group Captain Ahmed Saidu, while on a visit to one of the Community Heads before the commencement of the exercise, stated that the outreach was being conducted at the instance of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as part of the NAF’s Civil-Military relations efforts aimed at wining the hearts and minds of the people in the affected communities.
According to the Commander, apart from the medical services that would be provided at the venue, critical cases would be referred to the NAF Hospital in Kaduna for further treatment.
Head of the Community Head of Kerawa, Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu, while responding, expressed appreciation to the NAF for coming to the aid of his community by promptly responding on the day of the attack through air strikes which had saved the community from further mayhem.
He also thanked the CAS for the medical support which, he said, would go a long way in addressing the healthcare challenges of the affected communities.
Beneficiaries, who trooped out in their numbers to benefit from the exercise, expressed their joy to the NAF, stating that the gesture was a display of love by a Service that has the interest of the public at heart.
Medical services being provided include general medical, optical and dental check-ups as well as provision of prescription eyeglasses and conduct of health talks.
Others are deworming and immunization of children and distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women and nursing mothers.
