NYSC Takes Free Medical Care To Tsaragi Community In Kwara
By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
The National Youth Service Corps, Kwara State on Tuesday flagged off the 2023 third phase of her free medical outreach under Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), a programme in Tsaragi, Edu Local Government Area of the state.
HIRD, the platform geared towards the promotion of the well-being of indigent persons at the grassroots by granting them easier access to free and quality healthcare was launched in 2014.
The programme is largely implemented through medical outreach communities across the country during which Corps Medical Volunteers carry out diagnosis; treatment, minor medical procedures, and referrals of patients.
Drugs, eyeglasses and other medical consumables were also given to patients free of charge.
While declaring the event open, the State Coordinator, NYSC Kwara, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa enjoined members of the community to take advantage of the free medical outreach to further enrich their health status.
The Coordinator emphasized the determination of the NYSC to intensify efforts to make sure an average Nigerian has access to good medical care.
The NYSC Boss disclosed that thousands of people have benefited from the HIRD in the state.
He further stressed that, apart from HIRD, Corps Members are also using different mediums of Community Development Service, CDS, to make other health-related interventions.
Such interventions, according to him, included “ Health Survey, Medical outreach and sensitization, renovation of NYSC clinic at NYSC State secretariat to serve members of public for free on minor ailments , various campaigns against COVID-19, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) , HIV/AIDS, Malaria Control, Poliomyelitis and other killer diseases.
He further affirmed that “…the health interventions of the scheme through the HIRD and other platforms have made enormous impact such as contribution to the improvement of reproductive health, reduction of maternal and infant mortality as well as maintenance and improvement of health infrastructure”
Edited by Felix Ajide
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