The Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) has announced plans to reactivate its free healthcare programme, which covers communities in the Niger Delta region.
The initiative was confirmed by the Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Maj Gen Charles Airhiavbere (retd.), during a visit by Miracle Nwagbara–a beneficiary of the commission’s healthcare intervention, and his parents in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
According to a statement issued by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr Ibitoye Abosede, the provision of quality medical services to the people of the Niger Delta region was part of the commission’s mandate.
The statement further revealed that the commission was committed to ensuring that the people of the region have access to quality healthcare services.
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The statement read in part:
“Our budgets have just been approved by the National Assembly. Once the paperwork on the NDDC budget is done and implementation begins, we will reactivate the free medical outreach programme because it is captured in our budget.”
According to the NDDC Executive Director, medical professionals were being mobilised for the free medical outreach programme set to cover the nine NDDC mandate states.
The programme aimed to bring quality healthcare to the people of the region and the NDDC Governing Board is committed to ensuring its effective implementation.
Airhiavbere stated that the agency would spare no effort in providing succour to the people of the region.
