SIFAX Takes Medical Outreach to Molete Ibadan
As 250 Persons Get Treatment
By Jerry Aguigbo
SIFAX has taken it’s medical outreach to Molete Ibadan, with over 205 persons enjoying free dental and medical care at the annual Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach which took place at the popular Molete market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The beneficiaries were mainly traders at the market.
The free medical care, organised by the University Of Ibadan Association of Dental Students, is targeted at rural communities in Oyo State and sponsored by SIFAX Group.
The beneficiaries enjoyed body mass index (BMI) measurement, blood pressure test, random blood glucose measurement, blood pressure measurement, dental clerking, examination and referrals, extractions, scaling and polishing, among other services. There was also a health talk on the imperative of maintaining good oral health.
Medical personnel deployed for the event included doctors, medical and dental students from the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
The Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Mr. Olumuyiwa Akande, who represented the company at the event, said the sponsorship of the medical outreach was part of the sustainability initiatives designed by the company to provide succour and support for indigent Nigerians.
According to him, it was also in line with the company’s belief that a healthy nation translates to a productive nation.
Also speaking, Olalekan Efunkunle, President, University of Ibadan Dental Students Association, said the aim of the outreach was to create an oral health awareness and promotion of good oral health hygiene in the society.
He noted that SIFAX Group’s support for the outreach in the last five years has helped to not only reach out to many rural persons but also equipped the students with adequate field knowledge needed for them to excel in dentistry.
He called on other corporate organizations to emulate SIFAX GROUP by partnering with the student body to take the rural health mission to more communities.
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