HEALTH: Over 2,000 people benefits from 2 Div. Nigerian Army medical outreach in Ibadan

Over 2,000 people on Wednesday benefited from a medical outreach organised by the 2 Division of Nigerian Army, Odogbo, in Ibadan.

Naija TODAY News reports that the medical outreach held at Olubadan Palace,Oja'ba in Ibadan was part of the activities to mark the 2019  Nigerian Army Day celebration (NADCEL).

Naija TODAY News reports that some of free treatments benefited by the people are dental care, Eye care, laboratory test, paediatric test among others.

Addressing newsmen during the program, Lt.Col. Abraham Ayeni, Acting Commander, 2 Division Medical Services/ Hospital, said that the command targeted over 2000 people to benefit from the medical outreach.

" We are going to achieve it today because people have been coming and we have separate specialists to handle those cases like malaria,breast cancer screening, hypertension, eye care among others.

" We have established a referral system and those we can not take care of we refer them to University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and other medical establishment within their localities for treatment, Ayeni said.

Ayeni, who is also a Consultant Paediatrician, said Nigerian Army was a host community loving organisation.

He said that the vision of the Chief of Army Staff was for a Nigerian Army that would not only deliver on it constitutional responsibilities of defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria but to also ensure the health needs of the people.

Ayeni said that the Army was always ready to tackle anything that would post danger to the comfort and good living condition of the people.

One of the beneficiaries, Alhaja Olayinka Ajao, Director of Administration and General Services,Ibadan South East Local Government, commended the army for the gesture.

Ajao said that most of the free treatment given by the army are very expensive if it was to be done out side and most beneficiaries don't have money to eat let alone going for medical treatment.

She called on other organisation to imbibe the humanitarian service of the Nigerian Army in assisting the less privilege on their health needs 

Another beneficiary, Aderemi Lateef, 68, who appreciated the service rendered to him, said that he had received drugs that would last more than one month.

“Instead of spending about N5,000 to obtain drugs that will not have lasted more than one week, the military outreach has given me drugs that will last for more than one month,” he said.

He thanked the soldiers for the services, and urged them to continue to visit rural areas to attend to the health needs of the people.

Another beneficiary, Mr Taiwo Tijani and Mrs Olabisi Shittu, called on the federal government, Nigerian Army and other Organisation to make the gesture a regular basis to reduce health challenges facing Nigerians.