Flood
NAF Provides Medical
Flood
NAF Provides Medical Services for Flood Victims in
Jigawa
Barely 2 days after rendering humanitarian assistance to victims
of flood disaster that ravaged some parts of Adamawa State, a Team
of Medical personnel from Headquarters Nigerian Air Force (HQ NAF)
today, 20 September 2019, commenced another 3 days medical outreach
in Dantsa Community, Buji Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa
State. The medical outreach, which was at the instance of the Chief
of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, was
necessitated by the recent flood disaster that displaced thousands
of villagers and submerged houses and farm lands in the State.
Medical services provided on the first day of the outreach included
free consultations and dispensing of prescription medications;
visual acuity checks along with the provision of prescription
eyeglasses; deworming and immunization of children as well as the
treatment of malaria, typhoid and diarrhea and conduct of minor
surgeries. In addition, the NAF Medical Team distributed
insecticide-treated mosquito nets to members of the Community and
also donated relief materials, including drinking water, food,
toiletries and clothing items, to the flood victims.
While flagging-off the medical outreach, the Leader of the NAF
Medical Team, who is also the Director, Public Health and
Humanitarian Services, HQ NAF, Group Captain Ali Tanko, stated that
the medical outreach was being conducted pursuant to the CAS’
directive to complement the efforts of the Jigawa State Government
in providing free healthcare and relief materials to victims of the
recent flood in the State. According to him, the medical outreach
was part of the NAF’s civil-military relations and corporate social
responsibility efforts to mitigate the suffering of the displaced
persons.
In his remarks, the Chairman of Buji LGA, Alhaji Ahmad Zubairu,
applauded the good initiative and kind gesture of the NAF, which,
he said, would further alleviate the sufferings of his people. The
District Head of Dantsa Community, Alhaji Sabo Mohammed, also
thanked the NAF for its humanitarian gesture and for remembering
them in their time of need. Other dignitaries present at the
flag-off ceremony were the Commander 465 NAF Hospital Kano as well
as representatives of the Jigawa State Commissioner of Police and
Heads of other Paramilitary and Security Agencies in the State.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force