The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative said it had offered free medical treatment to hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East region of Nigeria.
The North- East region has been targeted by the Boko Haram insurgents who have destroyed many communities over the years.
Head of Media and Communications of PCNI, Alkasim Abdulkaddri said the medical services included surgeries, dental care and screenings in six states of North-East region; Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe and Bauchi states.
Abdulkaddri who spoke with journalists at a 3-day workshop in Damaturu, Yobe State, on Tuesday said PCNI was currently rebuilding communities that were destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgents.
“Bama was a community that was 100 per cent destroyed, but at the moment, I can tell you that we have been able to rebuild it up to 90 per cent level.
"This reconstruction was done by the help of the state government, the International agencies, help of organisations like the Victims Supports Funds and also, PCNI,” he stated.
He stated that the agency would continue to reconstruct areas that were deemed safe and also persuade the displaced people to return to areas that have been certified safe by the military.
Abdulkaddri further explained that the PCNI had been able to address the shortage of medical personnel in the North-East in conjunction with the state governments.