The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to give prompt attention to medical needs of wounded officers and soldiers. at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna.
The COAS gave the assurance while visiting wounded personnel at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna.
In a signed statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu,the COAS who expressed appreciation for the troops sacrifice to the nation stated that the NA is doing everything possible despite the challenges of the Covid – 19 pandemic to provide them with adequate treatment in order to hasten their recovery.
He also disclosed that all arrangements have been concluded for personnel that require medical treatment abroad to be flown out, especially those that need plastic surgery and prosthetics.
Lt Gen Yahaya also disclosed 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 saying the ongoing effort is in partnership with some foreign experts from Germany.
According to him, 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.
