By KosofePost
Beneficiaries of the Ta’awun Health Initiative have commended the Ta’awun Humanitarian Forum (THF) for providing free medical care to residents as part of efforts to ease the burden of healthcare costs.
The beneficiaries expressed their appreciation during the forum’s Annual Independence Day Programme held in Ojota, Lagos, where residents received free medical consultations, health checks and medications.
One of the beneficiaries, Abdulrasaq Olayiwola, said the intervention provided timely assistance after he arrived at the programme experiencing body aches.
“I came here because I have been having body aches and immediately, I got here, the doctors attended to me,” he said.
“They even attended to the older people on time, and I want to appreciate the Ta’awun Humanitarian Forum for bringing this kind of programme to our doorstep.
“This is because I didn’t pay any money for these medications.”
Another beneficiary, octogenarian Bola Adekunle, said initiatives that provide free medical services could help people who may otherwise struggle to access regular health checks.
Adekunle commended the forum for extending the programme to host communities as part of its Independence Day activities.
“I commend this NGO for directing attention to the host communities and we express appreciation to them,” she said.
“This gesture is in no small measure taking care of the prevailing health problems of some members of our community.
“Since 2018, this forum has been carrying out this commendable initiative and to us, it is a good development, and we really appreciate their effort.”
Speaking on the initiative, the Director of Ta’awun Health Initiative, Aranyo Babatunde Bilel, said the free medical outreach was part of the forum’s continued efforts to support health programmes in communities.
Bilel said the initiative was designed to promote access to basic healthcare screening and support the wellbeing of people in host communities, including youths, women, children and older persons.
He said the Independence Day medical outreach was also the forum’s way of marking Nigeria’s Independence by providing free healthcare services to less-privileged members of the community.
The programme provided residents with access to medical attention and medications while reinforcing the forum’s community-based humanitarian activities.
