A team of foreign doctors, Doctors without Borders, on Tuesday offered free medical diagnosis, treatment and surgery to Kaduna citizens
The medical outreach was in collaboration with Rev. Tunde Bolanta, Overseer, Apostolic Restoration Bible Church Ministries World, and Ashafa Mosque.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that that the treatment took place at the Mercy Angel’s Hospital Ungowan Rimi. Dr Stuart Quatermont, the team leader of the foreign doctors from the United States, said over 30 per cent of the patients, who registered, needed surgeries.“We will continue to treat all those that registered before leaving the country; we have no target number of cases to handle, but we will do our best,” he said.
Speaking on their reason for offering free medical services, Quatermont said when he was in medical school, he felt the call from God to help people all around the world, and God led him to Africa and eventually to Nigeria.Rev. Tunde Bolanta, Overseer of Apostolic Restoration Bible Church Ministries Worldwide, said the aim of the outreach was for humanitarian service.
Bolanta, who is also the President, Mercy Angel’s Foundation Hospital, Kaduna, said the reason for the outreach was to bring succour to the less-privileged in the society.
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