Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Wednesday appealed to the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI) to extend more days for the free medical outreach in Yola.
Bindow made the appeal while inspecting the ongoing seven days free medical services at the Specialist Hospital Yola.
The governor said that the free medical outreach was to assist the downtrodden masses who ordinarily could not go out to get medical attention.
He said that the initiative has a tremendous impact on the lives of the people.
The governor noted that the seven days were not enough to attend to the large crowd of people waiting to be attended to.
He added that the Yola outreach was for the entire Adamawa central zone, requesting the PCNI to add two more days.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the initiative, adding that it has direct benefits on the masses.
Earlier, Dr Bala Saidu, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Specialist Hospital said that over 1000 patients were still waiting to be attended to.
Saidu said that the programme has recorded five child delivery, 25 surgical operations among many diagnoses.
The CMD, while conducting the governor round the facilities where the outreach was taking place said that medical doctors were mobilised from various areas of specialisations.
The seven day medical outreach is presented by the PCNI in partnership with the West Africa Collage of Surgeons, Pro -Health International and the Adamawa government.
PCNI has presented the outreach in Mubi and Ganye, representing Adamawa north and south respectively.
