The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has flagged off free medical outreach to over 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the less privileged at Saminaka area of Gusau metropolis in Zamfara state.
Speaking during the flag off ceremony held on Saturday the state ADC chairman, Comrade Kabiru Garba said the idea was to provide free drugs to different categories of patients who were displaced as a result of insecurity in the state.
He disclosed that ADC in the state was disturbed with situation of IDP’s and less privileged persons, stressing that medical personnel were employed to examine and prescribe drugs that would be given free.
He further disclosed that the medical outreach was organized by ADC to compliment some donnor agencies and philanthropists in an efforts to provide free health care to less privileged people.
Comrade Garba said medical personnel and consultants were engaged for the programme, “drugs were also procured and free food would be distributed to patients”.
The ADC state chairman therefore called on people to support their party in the 2023 elelection at both federal and state levels for more development.
In his remarks the ADC candidate for Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency, who is also a health personnel, Aliyu Sani Tsafe advised IDPs to always clean their environment and use mosquito net in the night.
According to him, healthy environment contribute to healthy living, adding that it is advisable to use hygienic drinking water and take regular bath.
