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A Medical Practitioner, Dr Abdulwaheed Abayomi says he is offering free 50 surgeries for vulnerable, as part of activities lined up for his 50th birthday celebration.
Speaking during the launch of the ’50 Days One Surgery Per Day’ initiative on Saturday in Lagos, Abayomi said that the surgery would be done at Crest Hospital, in Egan Igando, Ikotun Local Council Development Area.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abayomi, who is the founder of Crest Hospital will be 50 years old on Sept. 13.
He said that the Crest Hospital team was not unaware of what many Nigerians were passing through in the country’s present situation.
According to him, the team of practitioners are concerned by the alarming death rate and dwindling in the health facilities across the country.
”We feel that an occasion like this should not only be about eating and making merriment but should be focused on giving.
”The programme encapsulate sets of initiatives borne out of our vision to make quick and visible impacts that will altogether affect the lives of every Nigerian, especially the most vulnerable in our society.
”Also, critical needs of the disadvantaged Nigerians need a quick response, which calls for the delivery on our corporate objective of promoting health, with focus on access, affordable and demand, as well as contributing our widow’s mite to the eradication of poverty,” he said.
The medical doctor said that the exercise would be preceded with registration and examination of participants on Sept. 1, 2019, while the registration would end on Sept. 8.
He said that the operation would begin on Sept. 9 and was expected to end by Oct. 28, 2019.
”Although the projects are money consuming, we have the conviction that happiness is not about bank accounts, but rather caring for others is more important in life.
”It is an initiative coordinated and to be funded solely by the Crest Hospital. The hospital in April 2019 had its first edition which lasted for 30 days, to celebrate the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, which was a huge success.
”We don’t have any political affiliation, neither do we have sponsors,” Abayomi said.
He appeals to the government to strengthen the public health services in Nigeria, as there were more areas where improvement was required, like poor staffing, poor infrastructure, poor distribution of health workers and lack of essential drugs.
According to him, only about 20 per cent of the facilities across Nigeria are working, hence, the need for greater improvement of the health policy in Nigeria.
He said that the National Health Insurance Scheme needed to strengthen and the oversight functions of the health management organisation needed greater improvement. (NAN)
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