No fewer than 93 indigent persons have benefited from various free surgeries, including 42 cataract surgeries, from a United States – based medicare outreach organisation as its weeklong free treatment and surgery service for indigent Ogun State indigenes entered Day 3.
The ongoing medicare – diagnosis and treatment of different diseases, targeting 200 beneficiaries at Idera Hospital, Aiyepe Ijebu and Ayepe Central Mosque, Ogun State is meant for the indigents within and around the Aiyepe community.
The organisation – Naykas health care incorporated, a US based medical team that has been providing free medicare and surgeries to the indigent citizens of the state annually.
The organisation team lead, Dr. Musbau Kasumu, disclosed this at the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching hospital Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) Sagamu, yesterday shortly after the First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, unveiled the first Endoscopy machine at the specialist teaching hospital.
Mrs Abiodun championed the significant milestone – Endoscopy machine donation, in furtherance of her commitment to improve healthcare services in the state through her pet project, Ajose Foundation.
The machine was donated through partnership with Naykas health care incorporated, a US based medical team that has been providing free medicare and surgeries to the indigent citizens of the state annually.
Mrs. Abiodun said that the Musbau Kasumu – led medical team, which visits the state every year, provides free medical care to indigent citizens.
She noted that the organisation has been instrumental to enhancement of the hospital’s capability to render quality healthcare to patients.
She added that the teaching hospital had been receiving modern equipments from the collaboration to enhance health service delivery at the hospital.
The First Lady lauded the management of OOUTH for its support and collaboration of the institution’s medical personnel with the US team advised people to seek medical intervention early while it could be treated.
Dr. Musbau said the new endoscopy machine would significantly enhance the hospital’s diagnostic capabilities enabling medical professionals to conduct detailed examinations and treatments of internal organs and tissues.
He added that the advanced technology would improve patients’ outcomes by enabling more accurate diagnoses and targeted treatments.
On her part, the Chief medical director, OOUTH, Dr. Bunmi Fatungase, affirmed that the initiative aligned with the Ogun state government’s efforts to enhance medical infrastructure and provide quality healthcare to those in need by investing in advanced medical technology.
While appreciating the donors, Dr. Fatungase said the machine would help detect colon cancer, a form of cancer which she said could be completely cured when detected early, do endoscopy diagnosis and offer therapeutic procedures.
