Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said that the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (ARH); will overcome health and medical challenges of troops after completion. According to him, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Northeast; are fighting Boko Haram insurgency in Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region. Buratai disclosed this Monday in Maiduguri, at a ground breaking ceremony of laying foundation for army reference hospital. “This hospital; after completion; will provide health and medical needs of our troops to end decade long insurgency in Northeast.”
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While lamenting on the lost time of spend on evacuating sick and wounded troops, he said: “The completion of reference hospital in Maiduguri, with medical staff and equipment could reduce lost time and lives of referred wounded troops to the Kaduna hospital. “The 200-bed capacity world class hospital; will also provide quality healthcare delivery services to our troops and residents of Maiduguri metropolis.” According to him, the hospital when completed will have a medical and equipment stores, power and gas plants and a parking lot for 100 vehicles.
In his brief remarks, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state; said the state government shares the same philosophy Buratai in establishing an Army referral hospital. He noted that the completion of hospital could also strengthen military/civilian relationship.“The completion of this hospital will add more values to both troops and communities of Borno state,” he said.
