Bringing happiness and joy to the life of every soul —especially women and their families— obviously is the raison d’être of the existence of Dr. Babatunde Okewale, a notable healthcare entrepreneur and founder of St. Ives Hospital Group. For the renowned gynaecologist, he has devoted almost three decades of his life and career in the medical field to the actualisation of the dreams of hundreds of women who desire motherhood.
Call him one of those rare individuals who strive to shatter the myths about In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) and age with an astounding record of a considerable number of successes regardless of the obstacles before them; you won’t be wide off the mark. Through his hospital, the British-trained physician has democratised the reproductive health sector, pursued the subject of fruitfulness without relenting and promoted his knowledge as something of an art and a guarantee.
With many successful IVF stories, Okewale has won the respect of Nigerians home and abroad who started to realise that he genuinely cared for the continuity of families. Not only that, Okewale took things a step further by establishing popular Women Radio 91.7FM, which has served as a platform for trained medical personnel to assist women with myriad issues. The healthcare magnate also extended his interest in quality wellbeing with the floating of Ives Medicare HMO —an NHIS registered Health Maintenance Organisation that gives access to affordable quality healthcare even when cash-strapped.
Unsurprisingly, Okewale’s peerless contribution to medical, media and management has brought to him a load of awards and recognitions both at home and abroad. The latest one is coming from Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Come Saturday 14 October, the Board of Trustees, Governing Council and Senate of the institution will bestow the award of an honorary degree on the unassuming but gregarious Okewale in recognition of his attainments in both public and private sector.