Health
Ikeja residents get free medical care
Olufemi Adediran
No fewer than 200 residents of Ikeja, Lagos State, benefited from a free medical and health education outreach organised by the KB Club.
The two-day event was held as part of activities marking the club’s 57th anniversary and was organised in collaboration with The LIFE KB Club, with the endorsement of the Ikeja Local Government.
The event, themed “Better Health Today, Brighter Hope for Tomorrow,” featured a Mother and Child Health Outreach as well as a Medico-Dental Health Outreach.
The programme provided residents with free health services, including blood pressure and blood sugar checks, breast and cervical cancer screenings, prostate screenings, dental consultations and oral healthcare, eye tests, physiotherapy assessments and medical consultations.
More than 200 delivery kits were also distributed to pregnant women to support safe childbirth.
Speaking at the event, the Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Akeem Dauda, urged pregnant women to take advantage of the programme and apply the health information provided by medical professionals to ensure safe pregnancies and deliveries.
Dauda stressed the importance of regular antenatal care at recognised hospitals and primary healthcare centres, noting that efforts were being made to improve healthcare service delivery across the council.
Also speaking, the President of the club, Ayobami Saliu, said the outreach was designed to make healthcare more accessible to residents while allowing medical students to volunteer and contribute to their communities.
According to him, the initiative was also aimed at helping residents identify health conditions early and reduce the financial burden associated with accessing healthcare.
On his part, the General Secretary of the KB Club, Emmanuel Oluwaseun, said the organisation comprised medical students of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and operated on three core principles: philanthropy, academic excellence and social empowerment.
He said the delivery kits contained essential items, including Mackintosh, cord clamps and surgical blades, while other materials provided included antenatal drugs, folic acid, toothpaste, mosquito nets and food items.
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