Foundation gives free healthcare to Oyo residents

Residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, are benefiting from a five-day free medical and surgical outreach organised by Pistis Foundation, the social intervention arm of The Elevation Church.

The 2026 UBOMI healthcare outreach started on Monday, September 21, at the Pistis Hub in Ibadan.

The organisers said they are hoping to attend to about 5,000 people during the programme held outside Lagos for the first time since it started.

Speaking at the opening of the programme on Tuesday, the Executive Director of Pistis Foundation, Leonard F. Thomas, said the outreach was brought to Ibadan to help people who cannot afford good healthcare.

Thomas said the foundation believes everyone should have access to healthcare, adding that many people cannot afford the cost of treatment.

He said the foundation was happy with the number of people who had turned up in Ibadan and hoped to reach over 5,000 people before the Lagos edition next month.

The Founder and Executive Director of Pro-Health International, Dr Iko Ibanga, said his organisation had been working with UBOMI for the past six years.

He said the programme had provided surgeries for conditions such as hernia, eye problems, fibroid and dental problems.

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Ibanga added that the programme had recorded a 99 per cent success rate in surgeries carried out in the last six years.

The Resident Pastor of The Elevation Church, Ibadan, Pastor Oluwaseun Afolayan, said the programme was open to people from all religions.

He said the outreach was not based on religion or politics and that everyone could receive treatment for free.

The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, praised the foundation for bringing the programme to Ibadan.

She also called on individuals and organisations to support efforts to improve healthcare in the state.

According to Pistis Foundation, UBOMI has provided 48,706 medical interventions since 2019.

The programme offers free medical consultations, tests, drugs, dental care, eye care, surgeries and health education.

The 2026 outreach is being organised with The Elevation Church, Pro-Health International and Zenithcare Hospital, Oyo State.