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Family of pioneer Chief Imam of Nawar-u-deen Central Mosque, Osogbo, Osun State, Imam Salami Lawal, on Friday, donated multi-million naira medical equipment to Ansar-ud-Deen General Hospital in Ejigbo, Ejigbo Local Government of the State.
The donation was part of activities marking the 40 years remembrance of their father who they said advocated and supported primary health care during his lifetime.
Some of the items donated include; 6 heavy hospital beds, 4 consulting beds, 5 wheelchairs, stack of taped crutches, and hospital flat mattresses, among others.
Speaking, a medical practitioner and eldest son, Dr. Mudasiru Lawal said that the donations of medical equipment and consumables were in response to the need for healthcare services in the ancient town.
He said the decision to donate medical equipment was to support health facilities and make access to healthcare services worth the while for the people of Ejigbo, the hometown of the late Islamic scholar.
He however called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise and support primary healthcare to improve the health sector in their localities, saying that primary healthcare is paramount to the people at the grassroots level.
“We choose the community hospital donated by Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria in Ejigbo and everybody sees it as a duty to assist them to further promote primary healthcare as the Federal Government has been saying, primary healthcare is very important.
“This is a rural area. All cases don’t need to be transferred to the urban area. UCH is not the primary hospital to go to.
“Primary health is the first hospital we should all think of and all hands must be on deck to continue to assist them. Community hospitals assist people rather than go to urban which are far away. Let us find a hospital within the vicinity where people can access medical treatment and equip them. Our roads are bad you can not carry an emergency to Ibadan.
However, The Chairman of the Management Committee of the hospital, Alhaji Adeniyi Bello appreciated the children of the late Chief Imam for the donations and genuine care for the well-being of the people of the town.
