Hundreds of women across Oyo State have benefited from a free comprehensive medical checkup outreach organised recently by The Complete Woman Oyo Chapter in collaboration with the Women’s Fellowship, Chapel of Resurrection, the University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
The outreach drew about 200 people who gathered at the Car Park of the Chapel of Resurrection as early as 9:00 am. They were attended to by a medical team comprising doctors, consultants, nurses, dentists, lab technicians, ophthalmology, and other public health personnel.
The medical outreach tagged ‘Living a Healthy Life in a Challenging Times,’ featured a wide range of quality and comprehensive free health care services such as eye screening, laboratory tests (urine and blood), blood pressure, blood sugar tests, dental tests, one-to-one consultation, cancer screening, and heart checkups among others. Free items distributed also included mosquito nets and other materials sponsored by the Oyo State Ministry of Health and drugs for those diagnosed with certain ailments.
Speaking at the event, a Consultant Family Physician at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr. Olufunmilayo Badru urged women not to neglect their health but to go for regular medical check-ups to live a meaningful life no matter how busy they are.
The medical personnel sensitized women on the various categories of health challenges and stressed the need for women to take their health seriously.
Badru said “we, the women, need to take our health seriously. There are many things that we can do to prevent diseases. Prevention is better than cure. It is cheaper than going for treatment or surgery.
“They will have a better quality of life and live healthy if they go for regular medical check-ups,” she said.
The convener of the programme, Mrs. Tunrayo Falade, warned women against neglecting their health.
Falade said: “We bring women together to educate them about their health. Some diseases that a lot of women are coming down with are avoidable.”