Medical Outreach By NYSC Excites Bauchi Community 

 

 

By Idris Ayinde

Darazo (Bauchi) The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Wednesday, flagged off a two-day medical outreach for residents of Darazo in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi state.

The exercise is taking place under the NYSC’s Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD).

Speaking during the commencement of the exercise at Aisha Isah Yuguda Under 5 clinic, the State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, said the outreach was open to more than 1000 members of the community.

Yakubu, who stated that the outreach aimed to give medical assistance to the less-privileged in the community, added that some of the ailments to be attended to included malaria, typhoid, hypertension, diarrhoea, cholera, and diabetes, among others.

According to her, any other ailment that cannot be handled by the Corps’ Medical Volunteers would be referred to a more competent hospital for treatment.

She further called on the members of the community to avail themselves of the opportunity to benefit from this outreach.

“As far as the programme is concerned, we have touched some nooks and crannies of Bauchi State.

 

“Our team which comprises medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses and lab scientists is here to comfort these people with their expertise.

 

“I expect that the people of this community would benefit a lot from this medical outreach because we brought the drugs that will take care of those ailments,” she said.

 

Earlier, the Chairman, of Darazo Local Government Area, Mr Sama’ila Sade, commended the NYSC for bringing the programme to the community.

Represented by the Head of Administration in the LGA, Alh. Bala Jahun, the chairman said the local government had been supporting NYSC through the provision of accommodation and allowances for corps members posted to the area.

 

In their separate vote of thanks, some of the beneficiaries, Maryam Abubakar and Jummai Yusuf expressed happiness and appreciated NYSC for the gesture.

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