1,000 benefit from Islamic group’s medical outreach in Gombe

The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria has provided free medical services to no fewer than 1000 beneficiaries in Gombe State.

Speaking during the ceremony, the chairman of the association, Malam Muhammad Ishaq, said the service was part of giving back to the community as it commenced operation in its facility, the IMAN Medical Home.

Arewa PUNCH reports that the free medical outreach is part of the association’s bid to create awareness on health concerns and support the vulnerable and downtrodden.

Ishaq stated, “Our mission and objectives are to support the needy by way of providing all sorts of intervention to our people coming to hospitals for medical services, having our own hospital will further  advance our plan of reaching the people as at when needed.

“Though, the facility is yet to be fully equipped with the needed state-of-the-art and modern facilities, we have all the needed skilled medical professionals who are dedicated to delivering exceptional care to all patients and we are working on equipping the hospital to the standard of a specialist hospital.”

The Chairman of the IMAN outreach committee, Dr Danimoh Abdulsalam, noted that the outreach which is targeting to provide medical services to 1000 or more patients, was to mark the commissioning of the hospital for public use.

He explained that while the association intends to provide comprehensive medical services within the hospital, it has also decided to take its commitment to the community a step further by offering a free medical outreach programme.

“The programme aims to reach out to underserved populations in Gombe, especially the needy, and provide them with the much-needed medical attention and support. The plan is to also provide normal medical services and identify patients needing surgical and other forms of medical intervention. we will set a later date to conduct surgery for the identified patients,” he assured Arewa PUNCH.

Beneficiaries at the outreach, lauded the association for organising the outreach and equally called on the state government and other philanthropists in the state to support the association in its bid to further care for the needy and provide the needed relief for the poor and vulnerable members of the society.