The People of Zalanga community in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State have commended the management and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for conducting a free medical outreach in the community.
On behalf of the residents of the community at the flag-off of the one-day outreach yesterday, the village head of Zalanga, Yusuf Mohammed, expressed gratitude to the scheme for bringing the exercise to their domain.
He said the outreach would significantly address the people’s health challenges, adding that the intervention would also go a long way in assisting the people from villages in the area in accessing healthcare services to which they may not have had access.
“The entire people of Zalanga are eternally grateful to the scheme for this kind gesture and I would like to call on the community members to come out to benefit from this exercise.”
Bauchi State NYSC coordinator, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, explained that the outreach was initiated under the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), saying it was designed to enhance access to quality healthcare service delivery in hard-to-reach and rural communities across the country.
The coordinator, who said the outreach was open to more than 500 members of the community, added that some of the ailments to be attended to, free of charge, included malaria, typhoid, hypertension, diarrhoea, cholera, and diabetes, among others.
According to her, any other ailment that the Corps’ Medical Volunteers could not handle would be referred to a more competent hospital for treatment.
“This exercise is aimed at giving medical assistance and free drugs to the less-privileged in the community.
“Let me use this opportunity to appeal to religious and community leaders to continue to support the NYSC in its efforts to complement the federal government’s efforts at enhancing health care delivery across the country.
“We urge all members of this community to avail themselves to benefit,” Yakubu said.