No fewer than 500 persons in Ogun State have benefitted from the free medical services organized by the association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP).
The free health care initiative has brought relief to residents who have being facing inadequate healthcare service and inability to access healthcare in the state-owned medical facilities due to the ongoing strike by the medical doctors.
The exercise held in Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of the State afford the resident the opportunity to access the medical services free of charge.
Activities of the free medical outreach include health talk, screening and medications for Diabetes, Hypertention, Dental services, Medical counselling and Consultations, as well as treatment of common ailments.
Chairman, Ota Zone of the association, Doctor Oluseye Olufunso, while speaking with the journalists during the medical outreach, said the outreach to reduce the financial burden on the residents who are facing economic hardships.
Olufunso explained that the outreach is coming at a time when the medical doctors in the state-owned hospitals in the state are on strike.
The association chairman added that there is need for government at all level to priortise the health sector through improved working conditions and welfare packages for the medical and health workers.
“the outreach is aimed at educating residents on the importance of regular health checks, particularly for hypertension, diabetes, Dental care and other forms of diseases.
“many of these ailments which we pay little or no attention to are the reasons for sudden collapse of people which now leading to death”.
“Despite all these challenges, it is very unfortunate that our government still allow the medical doctors to embark on strike over their outstanding demands”.
“we can only appeal to Governor Dapo Abiodun to quickly address the demands of the striking medical doctors in order to restore normalcy in the healthcare sector in the state.
Some of the residents who benefitted from the exercise expressed their happiness to the association for the laudable healthcare initiative.
A beneficiary, Mr Samuel Olawoyin, said the free medical outreach has brough relief to him and others who have been struggling with various health challenges but lack the financial power to seek proper medical care.
Another beneficiary, Pastor Emmanuel olanrewaju, described the initiative was a beacon of hope for many who had almost given up on their health, saying the free test he enjoyed would had cost him money if he had accessed it elsewhere.
Other beneficiaries also expressed their gratitude over the financial and medical impacts of the free healthcare services.
