The Oniru community in Lagos has given free healthcare services to over 500 people through a medical outreach. The outreach was jointly organized by Reddington Multi-Specialist Hospital and the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Lawal.
The event, hosted at the Oniru Palace, offered residents free consultations, health screenings, nutrition advice, prescriptions, and referrals. For many participants, the programme was a rare chance to access quality medical services without financial burden.
A 53-person team from Reddington Hospital, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, dentists, ophthalmologists, and laboratory scientists, attended to patients. The outreach marked the start of a new partnership between the hospital and the Oniru-in-Council.
Speaking during the programme, Dr. Abiodun Osibamowo, Medical Director of Reddington Hospital, explained that the initiative fulfilled a promise made earlier this year. When Oba Lawal visited the hospital during activities marking his fifth year on the throne. He emphasized the importance of early detection of diseases. Stressing that waiting until symptoms appear often reduces the chances of effective treatment.
“You shouldn’t wait until you start seeing symptoms before visiting the hospital. At that point, it may already be too late for doctors to intervene,” Dr. Osibamowo advised.
In his remarks, Oba Abdulwasiu Lawal applauded the hospital’s commitment. Noting that the medical outreach reflected his passion for improving the wellbeing of his people. He expressed gratitude to Reddington Hospital for sending a robust team of professionals to deliver quality care.
The programme also featured a health education session, where residents asked questions about conditions such as high blood pressure, cancer, obesity, ulcers, and stroke.
Dr. Osibamowo encouraged healthy diets, regular exercise, and routine check-ups as preventive measures.Beneficiaries praised the initiative.
Resident Mrs. Ige Salako highlighted the rising cost of healthcare, while Abdullatif Ogunbambi Abisogun called for more frequent medical outreaches, stressing that “prevention is better than medication.”
