The Ambassador Club of National Hospital, on Thursday extended humanitarian gestures to indigent patients and Unity Children Home, an orphanage in Gwako, Gwagwalada, as part of its yearly commitment.
Dr. Tayo Hasstrup, the spokesperson of National Hospital, told journalists at the end of the visit to the orphanage in Abuja, that the club sourced funds from well-meaning Nigerians.
He said that the club had been in existence for seven years and the essence of its establishment was to give back to a system “where you are working’’.
“The club also extends these humanitarian services to other hospitals and this is why we believe that Ambassador Club National Hospital should be emulated by ministries and parastatals.
“For a staff to come together and to make sure they support people that are in need, it’s a gesture that must be continued.
“The club is sending messages to people that it is not only good to receive but you are also to give out and this club has been very wonderful in that respect,” he said.
Haastrup commended the patron of the club for the initiative of setting it up, saying that it had attracted more staff to join in reaching out to the indigent Nigerians.
While also commending the hospital management who had given a conducive environment to operate, he called on well-meaning Nigerians to support the gesture of the club in reaching out to the less privileged.
Mr. Abdulkareem Hussaini, the Chairman, Planning Committee said it would continue to partner with government and other non-governmental organizations to source for funds to cater for the need of the less privileged.
“This year, we have humanitarian week to see how we can touch the less privileged. We are supporting groups within the national hospital and around and we are able to touch lives.
“We give helping hands to indigent patient and as a club we are talking to people, some spirited individuals and asking them for partnership.
“But so far so good, we are sourcing our funds within ourselves. From our little salary we earn, we are able to touch a lot of lives, we are able to pay a lot of bills for patients that cannot afford to pay their bills,” he said.
The National President of the club, Mr. Thomas Boyibi, promised to continue to reach out to the less privileged by bringing them out of their homes to interact with the larger society.
“This is the campaign we have been doing in the past five years. We have been calling on NGOs to support us in whatever we are doing.
Responding, Mrs. Janet Ogar, representative of the Unity Children Home, thanked the management of the club for their kind gesture in helping the needy, especially in these trying times.
“We appreciate the great ambassadors that have come before us today. We look for this opportunity but it has come to reality today.
“On behalf of the unity children home and staff, we are saying thank you for these items you have brought before us this day,” she said. (NAN)
