Speaker Abbas Tajudeen’s Free Medical Outreach Ends in Zaria, Targets Over 14,000 Beneficiaries The free medical outreach sponso...
The free medical outreach sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, has ended in Zaria, Kaduna State, after five days of free healthcare services for residents of Zaria Federal Constituency.
The outreach, which commenced on November 8, 2026, ended on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Speaking with journalists, the Primary Healthcare Coordinator, Doctor Lawan Badamasi Mustafa, said the programme is part of the Speaker’s continuous health interventions, which he had been undertaking even before becoming Speaker.
According to him, the outreach provided primary healthcare services, free consultation and free drugs to patients across the constituency.
He disclosed that pregnant women who attended the exercise received free delivery kits, ensuring they would not need to purchase anything related to childbirth.
Mustafa said the outreach targeted over 14,000 beneficiaries, noting that patients were still trooping in at the close of the programme.
“The target was more than 14,000 beneficiaries, but up till now, patients are still coming,” he said.
He listed some of the illnesses treated during the exercise to include hypertension, diabetes, malaria, typhoid, peptic ulcer disease and other common ailments in the community.
Lawan added that patients with complicated cases were referred to higher health facilities, while some were admitted on the spot and are currently receiving care from specialist doctors engaged for the exercise.
He also Describing the exercise as successful and beneficial to the community, and appealed to the Speaker to sustain the programme to cushion the effects of economic hardship on residents.
Doctor Bamadasi also commended the quality of drugs provided, describing the outreach as an excellent intervention.
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