The Nigerian Army Medical Corps says it is working to enhance the capacity of health personnel to provide more qualitative healthcare services to troops.
Brig. Gen. Samson Okoigi, Acting Commander, Army Medical Corps, said this on Wednesday at the opening of the corps’ first quarter Commander’s Conference in Kaduna.
NAN reports that the four-day conference has the theme “Efficient Human and Material Resource Management in the Face of Contemporary Security Challenges: Imperatives for Sustaining a 21st Century Nigerian Army Hospital in a Joint Environment”.
Okoigi said the Army was also working to inject more manpower into the medical corps to enhance professionalism and quality healthcare in a transparent manner.
He said the choice of Kaduna, a departure from the usual venue of the Corps HQ in Lagos, stemmed from the key role of the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna (NARHK).
He said that the hospital has been delivering healthcare services, especially with respect to the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency operations in the North East and North West theatres of operation.