Nearly 400 residents received free medical screening, medicines and enrolment in the Lagos State health insurance scheme during a two-day medical outreach organised by the General Hospital, Somolu, in collaboration with government agencies and healthcare charities.

🇳🇬 Here's What Happened

The recent intervention, which moved from the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, to the General Hospital, Somolu, focused on the early detection of common health conditions and extending basic preventive services to residents without the cost barrier associated with routine medical checks.

At the Somolu session, beneficiaries were screened for hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, prostate cancer and malaria.

They also received mental health screening and counselling, medication where required, and assistance with enrolment in the Lagos State Health Management Agency scheme.

📌 Key Details

The programme brought together the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos State Health Management Agency, Global Health Charity and Training Foundation, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, DBA Comprehensive Health Charity and Capacity Health Foundation.

Declaring the outreach open on behalf of the Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of General Hospital, Somolu, Adesina Ayodele, the Deputy Medical Director, Nathaniel Oja, said the hospital considered the initiative significant because of the scale of healthcare services being made available to residents at no cost.

Ayodele, in remarks delivered by Oja, thanked the participating organisations for funding and supporting the programme, as well as the medical personnel and volunteers who delivered the services.

“Health is a basic human right for everyone, but prevention is better than cure,” he said.

The hospital also used the intervention to encourage beneficiaries who required additional treatment to remain within the formal healthcare system rather than treating the outreach as a substitute for continuing care.

Ayodele urged patients requiring further attention to return to the hospital for follow-up, assuring them that the facility would provide additional care within its capacity.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria