The Federal Government says it has the capacity to provide quality medical care to the 21 released Chibok girls and those to be released later.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this in a statement issued by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, in Abuja on Monday.
Adewole made the remarks when he visited the released Chibok girls in Abuja to assess their wellbeing.
He noted that the girls were in one of the excellent medical facilities in Abuja being attended by a team of medical professionals and nurses from the Ministry, National Hospital and Federal Medical Centre, Abuja.
“This facility is one of the excellent facilities you can have around.
“We have assembled a team of professionals with support from National Hospital and Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, to look after them,” he said.
The minister said that the team would monitor the girls in the next couple of days to ensure that their health status improved.
Besides, Adewole said that government would also pay attention to their nutritional support and subsequent integration into the society.
The statement also quoted Sen. Muhammad Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) commending the Federal Ministry of Health for its prompt response in provision of medical care to the rescued girls.
He said: “I was excited with the level of response from the Federal Ministry of Health. It means that appropriate things have been done when the girls were brought here.
“That is why the responses are visible in them.
“It is quite clear that their physical condition has improved and their health status has also improved.”
Ndume called on Nigerians to show love and support to rescued victims of insurgency. (NAN)