Army holds medical outreach

The Nigerian Army has held a medical outreach at the Trade Fair complex in Lagos as part of activities to mark the Army Day Celebration (NADCEL).

Beneficiaries enjoyed free services such as Body Mass Index (BMI) check, mosquito nets to expectant mothers, nursing mothers and others, high blood pressure check, condoms, dental and eye checks, as well as free glasses, among others.

The one week celebration was tagged “Civil Military Relations”. There was environmental sanitation with the public, interdenominational service, combat service arms training, novelty match between the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) team and Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), and Jummat service.

Corps Commander Engineers, Chairman of Nigeria Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) and Combat Support Arms Training (COSAT) week 2019, Maj.-Gen. John Malu, who represented the Chief of Army Staff, said the medical outreach was one of such activity the military undertakes to relate with the public to create mutual understanding.

Malu said: “The military does not operate in isolation and so during our annual celebrations we reach out to the public so that the public will know that this is their Army. These are part of the things that we call “civil military relation” for the public to know the workings of the Army and not think that soldiers only carry gun and go to war to defend the country.”

He added that the procedures for the medical services are the same as that of the hospitals, from consultation to the distribution of drugs and people who can’t be treated immediately are referred to any close military hospital for further treatment.

The outreach also held on the Island, Ikorodu, and Ajegunle.

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