Navy extends medical outreach to Bayelsa community
To strengthen civil-military relations with its host communities, the Nigerian Navy last week extended medical outreach to the people of Fish Town in Koluama II, Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State.
The outreach, first of its kind in the community, was executed by the Naval Outpost in Koluama II which is under the Central Naval Command.
Aside from routine checks, Nigerian Navy medics provided medications and also took up full responsibility for some of the patients whose treatments needed further procedures.
According to the Commander of the Outpost, Commander Ado Yalo Ibrahim, the outreach was a bold step towards aligning Navy’s core values of discipline, professionalism, and compassion with the welfare of its host communities.
“This is not just another medical outreach. For the first time, we are assuming full responsibility of ten persons for the health and recovery of the patients we have attended to.
” Every bill is on us, and we will follow up until they are well, four out the selected ten have been taken care of already, while the remaining six will undergo some intensive medical treatment and the Base is already handling everything. That is our promise,” he said.
Continuing, the Outpost Commander said the medical outreach reflected the Navy’s evolving role in national development.
“While we remain steadfast in protecting our maritime domain, we are equally committed to nation-building through community support,” he said.
