The Nigeria Medical Association, Kebbi State Chapter, has carried out free medical outreach for 2, 500 persons in the Gwadangwaji community, in the Birnin-Kebbi Council Area.
The outreach covered dental and gynaecological cases, while an awareness campaign on cancer, particularly cervical cancer was carried out.
NMA chairman in Kebbi, Dr. Murtala Muhammad-Dandare, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday that the outreach was conducted after its 2023 Annual General Meeting.
He said it was carried out in collaboration with the Kebbi State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, with the aim of providing free and quality healthcare service to the people.
“We organise the outreach in collaboration with KECHEMA, annually as part of programmes for our annual general meetings.
“We conducted outreaches in other council areas in the past, but a bigger outreach is being organised to cover free surgeries.
“In the outreach carried out in August, beneficiaries that required surgeries were noted for the oncoming outreach,’’ Muhammad-Dandare said.
The chapter chairman also told NAN that the outreaches were usually funded through members’ monthly contributions and donations by individuals and organisations.
“We rely solely on our members’ monthly contributions and sometimes donations by philanthropists and organisations.
“We appreciate KECHEMA and thank the organisation for its efforts and assistance in the procurement of drugs and provision of logistics,’’ he added.
Muhammad-Dandare called on the state government to assist the association in expanding the outreaches to remote communities of Kebbi.
(NAN)
