PHED Provides Free Healthcare Services To Host Communities

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has deepened rural heath drive in its host communities.

In a statement made available to newsmen, the company said it made drugs available to the National Youth Service Corps Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers in Elekahia, Port Harcourt.

The statement signed by Head, Communications Department of PHED, John Onyi quoted the Chief Executive Officer, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), Mr. Jay McCoskey during the event as saying that “part of our mission as an electricity distribution company is to ignite socio-economic growth and empower the future of our stakeholders, including rural dwellers.

“It is on this strength that we appreciate the efforts of the NYSC in general and the flag-off of Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in Rivers State”.

The CEO, who was represented by the Chief People Officer, Mobolaji Ajani, applauded the initiative of the NYSC to provide assess to sustainable health care, through diversity and innovation amongst rural community dwellers for the Health Initiative for Rural dwellers (HIRD).

He advised the community to take good advantage of the intervention, and encouraged other well-meaning Nigerians and corporate bodies to offer support to the course.

“From the PHED Management, we offer these essential drugs made of Antihypertensive, Anti-Malaria, Anti-Infective, Anagelsic, Antacid, Haematinics, Hypoglucemic and consumables, as part of our support to the NYSC HIRD. We wish you all the very best of intervention for our rural communities”, he said.

Activities which took place during the programme included, lectures on breast cancer, prostate glad, diabetes mellitus, HIV and others.

Consultation, medical test and administration of drugs were done on members of the community.

Speaking to the residence of the Elekahia Community, the Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Fyneface Aaron, Yenagoa