RUSIZI-The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Monday kick-started its community outreach campaign ahead of the celebrations to mark the 50 years of independence and 18 years since the country’s liberation.The weeklong activities targeting Rusizi and Nyamasheke districts,will conclude on June 30 while the Independence and Liberation celebrations are slated to be held on July 1.A team of 212 doctors and nurses, including 26 specialists mainly from the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) will offer free medical treatment to over 7,000 residents.The team has been dispatched across the two districts will be based at Gihundwe, Kibogora, Bushenge and Mibirizi hospitals plus Nkanka, Muganza and Karengera health centres.The specialised multidisciplinary medical team comprises orthopaedic surgeons, general surgeons, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists, dermatologists, radiologists, gynaecologists among others.The seven day Army Week healthcare programme seeks to offer specialised treatment to the needy population as part of celebrations to mark the Liberation and Independence day, according to Col. Dr. Ben Karenzi, the Director of the Rwanda Military Hospital.On the first day of the programme, residents turned out in huge numbers to receive treatment. At Gihundwe hospital, for instance, people started streaming in as early as 6.00 am with long queues evident at the facility with ophthalmology, male circumcision and dermatology departments the most stretched.