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  • Children’s Day celebration dear to us, says hospital chief

    Children’s Day celebration dear to us, says hospital chief

    Dr. Babatunde Okewale, chief medical director of St. Ives Hospital, has explained why Children’s Day is dear and important to the fertility unit of his hospital.

    Okewale spoke when St. Ives hosted a party for children born in the hospital.

    He said: “St Ives is basically noted for four major aspects. We have the women, children, family, and fertility. As you can see, they are inter-linked, at the end the bottomline is the family. For the last five years, we have been doing children’s day for our children but on a small scale. However, as we have more children born in St. Ives fertility unit, if you must know we have over 4000 babies to God’s credit and I am not even talking about regular births. So, as babies increase, we increased the scale. The children are so dear to us because every child born through the fertility unit or regular births are precious to our success. We have been doing this annually and this year, we had sponsors.”

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    Okewale noted that those were born in St. Ives through IVF and normal births.

    The event was held at Parkland event centre, Maryland; children had a paint and sip session while parents engaged in fun activities with rewards from sponsors.

    Others present include workers of St. Ives and wife of the CMD, Mrs Kiki Okewale, a fashion designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and motivational speaker.

    , and ensured the kids and guests were well entertained.

  • Babatunde Okewale celebrates

    Babatunde Okewale celebrates

    For 28 years, Dr. Babatunde Okewale has successfully run the historic and popular medical and fertility centre, St. Ives Hospital.

    Okewale shies away from being in the spotlight despite being an Executive Director at WFM 91.7 FM. Despite his undeniable success, he would rather opt for a private life with his young family.

    On January 8, it was another opportunity to celebrate a fertility expert whose understanding of the female, infant, and family dynamics has won him the admiration of many as a practicing physician.

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    With his family and friends at hand to mark the day with him in his Lagos residence, Okewale was in the best of moods, bathing his guests with his congenial glow.

    His wife, Kiki Okewale was on hand to ensure the day was one of the best for the medical expert in the New Year.

    For many of his associates, including staff of St. Ives hospital, Okewale’s birthday is always an avenue to start the New Year on a good note.

  • Babatunde Okewale expands business scope

    Babatunde Okewale expands business scope

    At a time when the focus is on commercialism and pure profiteering from the needs of the teeming masses, many private medical practitioners have forgotten the Hippocratic Oath they swore to, and turning the noble profession into avenues to amass fortunes. The story is different for Dr Babatunde Okewale, the Chief Medical Director at St Ives Specialist Hospital. The ambitious man has been making a difference in the medical industry, growing the St Ives brand from its humble beginnings 20 years ago to its current status as the destination of choice for people seeking top class medical attention in the country.

    The Ikeja and Ikoyi branches of St Ives have been catering for those with health challenges in the areas of obstetrics and gynaecology. Come October 31, the hospital, under the leadership of Dr Okewale, is set to expand into specialist family care with the launch of St Ives Hospital First Family Clinic on Mojidi Street off Toyin Street, Ikeja.

  • Babatunde Okewale celebrates mother at 80

    There would never be enough words to capture the feelings of a mother towards her child. In a mother, you find the truest kind of friendship and the purest kind of love. This explains why Dr. Babatunde Okewale, the Chief Medical Director of St. Ives Hospital and Chairman of W-FM, Nigeria’s first radio station for women and their families, is honouring his beautiful mother later today.

    What greater aspiration or challenge is there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter? The lovable woman, Chief Mrs Susannah Ayoka Adenike Okewale, turned 80 on March 13 and the popular Lagos doctor and his siblings decided to host their darling mother, grandmother and great grandmother in a high octane 80th shindig at Amazing Grace Event Centre, Adigbe Estate, Agbeloba, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

    The crème de la crème of the Nigerian society will turn out in their numbers to support one of their own as he rolls out the big drums for his mother.

  • Babatunde Okewale plans high octane wedding for daughter

    The social scene is about to be lighted up with the wedding of Oladunni, the elegant daughter of popular Lagos doctor and owner St. Ives Hospitals and W-FM Radio, Babatunde Okewale. Already, the impending wedding is the subject of discourse among the movers and shakers of high society. Reputable event planners have been contracted, ace fashion designers have their hands full and makeup artists are gearing up for action in anticipation for the shindig.

    In a couple of weeks from now, the city of Lagos will play host to a horde of celebrities, business tycoons, politicians and other high net-worth individuals who will converge on the city for Oladunni’s wedding.

    The bride to be is following in her father’s footsteps. She is also a medical doctor and dutifully runs one of the branches of her father’s hospital.

    Invitation cards are in circulation for close friends families and friends of the couple’s parents. The couple, who had the introduction ceremony a few months ago in the bride’s father’s Lagos home, are preparing in earnest for the wedding proper. Little wonder the bride’s father, Dr. Babatunde Okewale, is exhaling whoops of joy. It is the first time any of his children would be tying the nuptial knot.

  • Babatunde Okewale’s new gift to childless couples

    Couples who are at a loss on the rules that guide fruitful marital union now have a guide in How to Get Pregnant, a book written by the Chief Medical Director of St. Ives Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Babatunde Okewale. Billed for launch in Lagos on in the next few weeks, it is a product of decades of Okewale’s experience as a gynaecologist and obstetrician.

    Besides specialising in taking delivery of babies through in vitro fertilization (IVF), the UK-trained medical expert is also reputed for his intellectual capacity. The book is thus seen by many as another effort on the part of Okewale to help address the fertility challenges faced by many couples.

    Only a few weeks ago, he announced a 50-per cent cut in the cost of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. The promo, which is ongoing, was designed to significantly reduce the economic burden of couples who may desire the treatment as a result of one fertility challenge or the other.

    The annual gesture from Okewale is in its fourth year.

  • Babatunde Okewale bereaved

    It took the man in the Chief Medical Director of St. Ives Specialist Hospital, Dr. Babatunde Okewale, to comprehend the death of his lovely maternal grandmother, Madam Olujimi Sobo. If status and wealth could hold death at bay, Madam Olujimi would have cheated death, considering Okewale’s high standing.

    Although Madam Sobo died at a very old age, Dr. Okewale would have spared no expenses to get her on her feet. But death defied all measures and claimed the life of the lovable woman. Dr. Okewale has been inconsolable since the woman passed on, because he maintained a very special bond with her during her life time.

    Madam Olujimi was buried in Abeokuta, Ogun State, a few days ago, after an elaborate funeral at the Abeokuta Sports Complex. Lest we forget, St. Ives Hospital, which also has an IVF unit, successfully delivered a 54-year old woman, Mrs Mojisola Bello, of a set of twins recently. The feat, we learnt, was achieved through the IVF unit of the hospital.

    According to Okewale, Bello was one of the oldest women he had delivered of babies since he began the fertility unit of the hospital. A fellow of the prestigious Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the UK, Okewale relocated to Nigeria some years ago after a successful practice that spanned more than a decade in the UK.

    St. Ives Specialist Hospital has brought relief to many fertility-challenged women through cost-effective fertility treatments.