Over five hundred residents of Lolama and Dangama Communities in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area Rivers State have benefited from free medical outreach by Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC.
Speaking at the event in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Director Health NDDC, Dr. Anthony Umezuruike explained that the commission staged the medical outreach to provide medical care to the host community of the commission.
Dr. Umezuruike who was optimistic of the quality of medical services at the outreach said it was being done in collaboration with Nigeria Medical Association.
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On his part, Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) , Rivers State, Dr. Diamond Tamunokuro described the gesture by NDDC as worthwhile and encouraged other organizations to toe the same path.
Similarly, a tech expert who invented one of the medical equipment in use at the outreach, Mr. NGOZI Odimuko, described the equipment as all-encompassing in health assessment. Two of the beneficiaries, and elder in the community, Chief Philimon Tamuno and Mrs. Eunice Johnson said they were happy to be treated free of charge.
The beneficiaries pleaded that the outreach be made regular.
Our Correspondent reports that the outreach form part of the activities leading to the Silver Jubilee of the commission.
