NYSC conducts massive Screening of secondary School students, others for Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS

The National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC ) in Nigeria has conducted a massive screening of secondary school students, teachers and other members of the general public for Hepatitis C and B as well as HIV /AIDS .

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This was in addition to free consultation and administration of drugs to the beneficiaries.

The The exersice was undertaken by the Medical and Health Community Development Service (CDS) Group at General Murtala Muhammed College (GMMC), through their routine medical outreach in Jimeta , Yola in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria .

The outreach was flagged off by the Adamawa State Coordinator of the NYSC who was represented by the Head of Community Development Service (CDS) Branch, Mr. Sumla M Elisha.

According to the state coordinator, the free medical outreach is targeted at fighting the spread of Hepatitis B and C, particularly among Secondary School Students.

In his remarks, the Schedule Officer of the CDS Group, Mr. Ishaya S. Shingu, expressed great appreciation to the pharmaceutical companies including FIDSON, Drugfield and Greenfield that supported the medical outreach. He also commended the corps members for their sacrifice and selfless service to humanity which are the tenets of the NYSC scheme.

Earlier, the CDS President stated that the Medical and Health CDS has so far carried out countless similar free medical outreach, particularly to the less privileged.

No fewer than 400 students, teachers and others benefited from the medical outreach.