Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reitrated Nigerian Army’s (NA) commitment to giving prompt attention to the medical needs of wounded officers and soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna.
Lt Gen Yahaya expressed appreciation for their sacrifices to the nation, adding that the Nigerian Army is doing everything possible despite the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic to provide them with adequate treatment in order to hasten their recovery.
He further disclosed that arrangements have been concluded for personnel that require medical treatment abroad to be flown out, especially those that need plastic surgery and prosthetics.
Yahaya further stated that arrangements are ongoing to build a state of the art facility in the hospital for the production of prosthetics for personnel who lost their lower limbs in service to the nation. He disclosed that the ongoing effort is in partnership with some foreign experts from Germany.
“The partnership will not only hasten the provision of such artificial body parts, but also save the army the huge cost of moving the personnel abroad for treatment”, he noted. He further revealed that “some of the delays being witnessed in actualising this partnership is as a result of the Covid – 19 pandemic”.
During a tour of the hospital wards, the COAS made token donations to all the in-patients to further boost their morale.
Yahaya was later briefed by the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Colonel Steven Onuchukwu on the achievements and challenges of the hospital.
