300 Persons Benefits From Free Medical Outreach In Osogbo (photos)

No fewer than 300 persons have benefited from a free medical outreach program hero on April 23, 2019, at Old Garage Park in Osogbo, Osun State.

The one-day medical outreach, which was organized by a non-profit, Alabi Kayode Foundation, included free insecticide treated nets to repel mosquitoes; as well as drugs for common illnesses.

Others are free HIV test, counseling and awareness talk, blood sugar level checks, malaria, hepatitis tests and dental checks.

The Doctors and Nurses from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology College of Medicine and Value Female Network, carried out the medical outreach.

Speaking at the event, Margaret Iyabo, who was one of the beneficiaries of the outreach, thanked the team for the initiative especially the free hypertension and blood sugar screening.

She said, “I knew I wasn’t feeling too fine on the inside but I was too scared to undergo any test or screening because of lack of funds and the fear of the unknown.

“Many people like my neighbors have been battling with different types of ailments but due to lack of funds I have been unable to run tests for proper diagnosis.

“I really appreciate this team for coming to our aid. With the present economic situation in the country, many of us can’t afford exorbitant cost of treatment at the hospitals. But he (Kayode Alabi) had brought doctors to examine us, conducted tests and gave us free medicine. I wish other church leaders and personalities can do the same. ”

Another beneficiary, Emmanuel Ogunkoya, who also thanked the medical team for the free drugs and treated nets he was given said, “since the beginning of the year, I have been finding it difficult to buy some drugs and even pay for laboratory tests. But today, I have been given free drugs, mosquito treated nets and I am still finding it difficult to believe that it is for free. I am yet to come to terms with it. “

Earlier, the initiator of the medical outreach, Alabi Kayode, said the exercise, tagged “Mercy Day”, was a corporate social responsibility to its host communities and to celebrate Easter Monday.

He told MOUTHPIECE NG that the gesture was aimed at building a healthy community and complementing the efforts of the state government in the health sector.

The leaders of the medical team, Dr. Ajayi & Dr. Tomiwa, emphasized the need to maintain habits and be mindful of certain lifestyles that make an individual susceptible to certain life-threatening ailments.

They said, “Drinking and smoking reduces your lifespan by half and it’s a very expensive habit which also ages you fast. Also, as with all ailment, early detection and prevention is always key.

“With regards to cancer which is ravaging our society, people need to be informed that early detection is the best option for treatment of this very dreaded disease.”