OAU medical students offer Osun residents free treatment, surgeries

Medical students from Obafemi Awolowo University have provided free healthcare services to over 200 residents in Moro Community, Osun State. The annual outreach, organized by the IFUMSA Health Awareness Club, aimed to improve access to basic healthcare for underserved communities. Ninety medical, dental, and pharmacy students participated, supported by two surgeons and three perioperative nurses from the university's teaching hospitals.

Chairperson Oladipupo Ayomipo emphasized the importance of community-based interventions in addressing the high cost of healthcare in Nigeria. Aboderin Oluwatobiloba, the Local Organising Committee Chairperson, stated that the program aimed to ensure equal access to healthcare regardless of residents' economic circumstances. Services included blood pressure checks, blood sugar screening, hepatitis B and HIV testing, urinalysis, BMI assessments, dental consultations, and medications.

The surgical team conducted free day-case procedures such as lipoma removal, hernia repair, hydrocelectomy, and breast lump excision. Beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the students and health professionals for enhancing medical services in their community, building on the club's previous outreach in Ede, Osun State.