Gambian First Lady visits child and neonatal patients at Abuja Hospital

By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

In an effort to showcase the cordial relationship between her country and Nigeria, First Lady of The Gambia, Madame Fatoumatta Bah Barrow marked her birthday in Abuja with visits to educational and health institutions.
A statement issued by Suleiman Haruna Director of Information to Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, said Madame Barrow, had visited the Rochas Foundation School at Owerri, Imo state recently where she interacted with students, including those from the Gambia.
It said at the Maitama District Hospital on Sunday, Madame Barrow in company of wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, visited child and neonatal patients at the emergency, general and special care paediatric wards as well as the post-natal ward, where she interacted and presented gifts to them.
Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Suleiman Ahmed was full of appreciation to Mrs. Buhari for bringing her guest to the hospital, saying that beyond drugs, patients require such visits as they are considered works of mercy, which contribute to the quick recovery of patients.