How to Get Medical Fitness Certificate for NYSC Orientation Camp 2023

NYSC medical fitness certificate report certifies that a prospective corp member is physically fit health-wise to get into the youth service orientation camp.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp has many military and drilling activities.

All corp members must participate in all of these rigorous exercises. Therefore, every youth corper must be healthy to participate in camp activities.

You must meet the minimum health requirements before attending the NYSC orientation camp. The authorities must avoid casualties and accidents during training.

It is why a medical certificate is required for NYSC clearance at the orientation camp.

Private hospitals in Nigeria do not conduct or issue NYSC medical fitness certificate reports. You can only get the health fitness certification at an approved government hospital.

In this post, I will walk you through how to get your medical fitness certificate for the NYSC orientation camp.

Let me know if you have any questions or further inquiries about the NYSC programme. I would love to hear from you.

NYSC Medical Certificate Report

The NYSC medical fitness certificate report is compulsory for all NYSC Youth Corps.

The medical fitness certificate must come with the test result.

It will take you two (2) to five (5) hours to get your NYSC medical fitness certificate report.

The NYSC medical certificate fitness test costs between five (5) to ten thousand naira (₦5,000 – 10,000), depending on your State of residence.

Going for your medical fitness exercise not more than a month before resumption at the orientation camp is advisable.

You can do medical fitness at the NYSC camp but an expensive option.

Hospitals for NYSC Medical Certificate

The following are the types of hospitals in Nigeria you can get the NYSC medical certificate report;

• Federal Medical Centre
• Nigerian Army Military Hospital
• National Orthopedic Hospital
• Federal and State University Teaching Hosptial
• Nigerian Navy Hospital
• National Government Specialist Hospital
• Nigerian Custom Hospital
• Nigerian Police Hospital
• General Government Hospital

Requirements for NYSC Medical Certificate

The following are the requirements for NYSC medical certificate report;

• Completion of NYSC Registration
• Approved Government Hospital
• Hospital Registration
• Laboratory Test
• Medical Officer Signature

List of NYSC Medical Tests

Here is the list of medical, laboratory and radiological tests for the NYSC health certification report;

• Blood Group
• Genotype
• Haemoglobin
• Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
• Urinalysis
• Hepatitis B (HBsAg)
• Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)
• Hepatitis C (HBC)
• Blood Pressure
• Chest X-ray
• Stool Analysis
• HIV I and 2 Screening
• Eye/Visual Acuity Test
• Serum Tuberculosis
• Arthritis
• Hearing
• Cerospinal Meningitis

NYSC Laboratory Test Sample

How to Get NYSC Medical Fitness Certificate

Here is the procedure of how to get the NYSC medical fitness certificate report;

1. Visit a Government Hospital
2. Go to the Health Information Record Department
3. Inform the Health Record Officer you want to get NYSC medical certificate
4. Pay for the creation of your health folder
5. Provide your correct details to the Health Officer
6. Go to the Medical Officer’s office
7. Tell the Doctor you want to get an NYSC fitness certificate
8. Go to the Hospital Laboratory for your medical test
9. Return to the Medical Officer’s office with your test results
10. Get the NYSC fitness certificate

NYSC Medical Certificate Sample

Here is a sample of the NYSC medical certificate result;

This is to certify that I have clinically examined the above-named person and was found to be physically and mentally healthy. They are not known to be carriers of contagious diseases dangerous to public health.

The investigation results are as follows;

I hereby certify the above-named person is physically and mentally fit.

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