The President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs. Oghogho Musa, has inaugurated a 38-bed maternity centre at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Hospital, Afaka, Kaduna State.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau in Abuja.
He said the project, built and equipped by the NDA 38 Regular Course Alumni Association, was aimed at boosting healthcare services within the academy and its host communities.
The centre was designed to provide childbirth, antenatal, postnatal and family planning services, according to Mr Gusau.
Mrs. Musa, who performed the groundbreaking of the facility in January, described the initiative as a major contribution to the welfare of officers, their families, and residents of the surrounding community.
Hospital equipped with modern facilities
Retired Rear Adm. Murtala Bashir, noted that the facility is furnished with consulting rooms, an operating theatre, and other modern medical facilities.
He also urged members’ spouses, known as the “Unique 38 Ladies”, to continue their support for the project.
The maternity centre was officially handed over to the NDA Commandant, Maj.-Gen. Abdul Ibrahim, by the President of the 38 Regular Course Association, Maj.-Gen. Solomon Udounwa (retd).
The commissioning ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadeja, who represented the Vice-President, as well as representatives of the Service Chiefs, members of DEPOWA, and several serving and retired senior military officers.
