Residents of Kajola, Ede North local government area of Osun State have lauded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for extending its Healthcare Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) medical outreach to them.
The chairman of the community, Pastor Daniel Agbolade who applauded the NYSC initiative at the medical education and outreach programme charged participants to put into practice what they have learnt from the medical talk.
The aged, artisans and farmers who all converged at the Kajola Township Hall received medical education from medical corps members on the care of teeth, prevention of diabetes, body pain, among others.
Speaking, the Ede North Local Government Area Inspector of the NYSC, Mrs. Agboola Naimot, said the HIRD is a program assigned to them by the NYSC headquarters, which is done quarterly.
According to Mrs. Agboola, it’s a form of free health services being given to the aged and those who are actually in need.
According to the beneficiaries, the outreach gave them the ample opportunity to receive free medical talks, checkups, and necessary drugs, which have greatly impacted them health-wise.
Baale of Kajola town, Chief Yinusa Kabiru Olore, appreciated the NYSC management for bringing the HIRD programme to his subjects.
