1,000 persons benefit from NYSC free medical outreach in Bayelsa
By Christian Ogbonna
Healthcare
Yenagoa, July 13, 2018 (NAN) The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) says no fewer than 1,000 persons have benefited from its free medical outreach at Obunagha Community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Flagging-off the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in Yenagoa on Friday, the state NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Loto Bolade, described health as a `global concern’ and urged the community to take advantage of the programme.
Bolade decried the level of drug abuse, use of unprescribed drugs and delay in seeking medical attention, calling on the people to avoid them.
Chief Pere Yeseibo, the Paramount Ruler of Obunagha Community, represented by the Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman, Mr Comrade Okpos, commended the NYSC for their kind gesture.
“I thank the NYSC family for its social responsibility service and for bringing free medical outreach to our people,” he said.
Mrs Doris Ide, Coordinator of Reproductive Health, also commended the corps NYSC for creating an opportunity for the people to harness the issues of healthcare. (NAN)
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Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo/Muhammad Suleiman Tola
1,000 persons benefit from NYSC medical outreach in Bayelsa
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