By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The AUG Foundation for Orphans and Less Privileged has offered cash donation to nursing mothers, aged men and women, as well as vulnerable children receiving treatment at King Fahad Hospital Gusau in Zamfara State.
The cash assistance were presented to the beneficiaries in a sealed envelopes.
“Over 30 patients including nursing mothers, aged women and vulnerable children receiving treatment in the hospital benefited from the gesture.
An official of the foundation, Abdul Bala-Gusau who presented the gesture in Gusau on Saturday, said the financial assistance was aimed to provide succour to the patients who were admitted in the hospital.
“We learned that considering the current economic hardship faced by Nigerians, many patients can not take care of their hospital bills.
“Many of these patients receiving treatment suffering from various health challenges but difficult for them to pay medical bills”, He said.
Bala-Gusau said more intervention programmes on the way from the foundation to provide assistance to vulnerable groups.
Sa’adatu Abubakar and Muhammad Aliyu who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, commended the foundation for the gesture.
They prayed for the donors of Allah’s reward.
