The United Lagos and Onome Omobolaji Obada Foundation, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, provided free drugs and surgeries for over 3,000 residents in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The four-day outreach offered general consultations, eye consultations and surgeries, health promotion and education, specialised laboratory investigations, and dental consultations and procedures.
Speaking at the event on Saturday, the Convener and Chairman of United Lagos, Votu Obada, praised the collaboration, stating, “Today, we see a partnership between the state government, Caring Nigerians, the Army, the OOOF Foundation, and Pro-Health.
“We are here to ease the hardship in the land. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a man with a kind heart, understands the people’s pain. He believes that programmes like this, whether fully funded by the government or supported by organisations and friends of the state, are vital for uniting us all.”
The Project Coordinator for the free medical outreach, Chidi Nwankpa, said Pro Health is a non-profit organisation and the technical partner for the OOOF free medical outreach.
“We are providing health services to the good people of Lagos and its environs. I want to thank the foundation and everyone who came out and shared information.
Many people attended because they saw a post or heard about it from others. We encourage everyone to take care of their health and continue sharing health information,” he said.
One of the beneficiaries, Tolu Daramola, shared her experience, explaining that she learned about the outreach from a volunteer and decided to participate as a beneficiary rather than a volunteer due to her health condition.
Daramola said she needed surgery for fibroids and had been managing the condition for about two years.
“I had complications last year, and my blood count dropped to 19 per cent, making surgery impossible at the time. After building my blood count up to 30 per cent, I was ready for surgery, but the cost was a challenge. The cheapest surgery would have been N350,000, plus N150,000 for medication and post-op care, totaling N500,000,” Daramola said.
She added, “When I heard about this outreach, I thought they might just do the surgery and send us home. But they not only performed the surgery for free but also provided post-op care for three days.”
