Residents of underserved communities in Lagos will receive free medical consultations, diagnostic tests, dental and eye care, medication and surgical procedures from October 19 to 23 under a medical outreach by Pistis Foundation.
The five-day UBOMI Medical and Surgical Outreach will be held at Pistis Annex, No. 3 Remi Olowude Street, Eti-Osa, following an edition in Ibadan, Oyo State, which recorded 10,292 medical interventions for 3,611 beneficiaries in September.
The Ibadan outreach, held from September 21 to 25, included 2,121 medical consultations, 2,515 laboratory tests and screenings, 1,740 pharmacy interventions, 701 eye-care services and 438 dental-care services. It also recorded 109 theatre surgeries and 100 eye surgeries.
The foundation said the Lagos edition was aimed at reaching people who face financial barriers to healthcare, with services to be provided free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.
Surgical procedures will be subject to pre-screening to determine patients’ eligibility.
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