Nigerian Navy
Navy
Nigerian Navy
Navy Offers Medical Services to Hausa Comunity in
South-South
The Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital located in Calabar, Cross
River State has offered free medical services to residents of
Nasarawa Community in Calabar Municipal Council Area. The gesture
is part of Nigerian Navy social corporate responsibilities to its
host communities and also to sensitize members of the public of the
existence of the Hospital.
Speaking during the flag-off of the exercise, the Flag Officer
Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral David Adeniran noted
that the gesture was aimed at tackling health challenges and
improve living standard of the people. According to him, “this
medical outreach is organized to create awareness of the existence
of the Hospital with the view to assisting in treatment of any form
of ailments diagnosed” He further revealed that the Hospital which
is equipped with state of art medical equipment with trained
specialists is not only for military personnel but opened to
members of the public in need of medical attention.
The Flag Officer Commanding stated that the outreach will cater
for more than four thousand residents of the area and adjoining
communities. He however noted that any case beyond the outreach
will be referred to the Hospital for further medical attention.
Adeniran also mentioned that one of the reasons for the programme
is to identify prevailing medical conditions in the area in order
to subject it to further analysis with possible collaboration with
other medical research institutes in the country for solutions. He
therefore admonished residents of the community to avail themselves
of the opportunity to benefit from the affordable and quality
services rendered by the Hospital.
Similarly, the Acting Commander, Surgeon Commander Uche Okeke
who led the other medical specialists for the outreach said members
of the Community will benefit from free screening of various
illnesses so as to provide appropriate medications to them on
conclusion of screening.
One of the beneficiaries and leader of the Community, Alhaji
Sani Baba Gombe expressed gratitude to the Nigerian Navy for the
kind gesture. Baba noted that the Hausa Community in the area has
contributed greatly to the economic development of the
Community.
Some of the services rendered by the Nigerian Navy Reference
Hospital include; Radiology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Cardiology,
Endocrinology, Ear Nose and throat, Gynecology, pediatrics, general
laboratories and emergency services among others.
It could be recalled that in furtherance to providing quality
medical services to military personnel and members of the public,
the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Calabar was commissioned by
His Excellency, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces,
President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2018.
THOMAS OTUJI
Commander
PRO
HQ Eastern Naval Command