No fewer than 26,000 residents of Osun State have benefitted from the free medical mission initiated by the campaign organisation of the Osun State All Progressives Congress candidate in Saturday’s governorship election, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola.
The free health mission, which started on September 8, has been taken to nine towns.
It started from Ejigbo, to be rounded off with a return to Osogbo, the state capital, on Tuesday.
A team of about 250 medical officials made up of doctors nurses, and specialists were deployed to treat people for various ailments.
The other towns where people benefitted from the programme were: Ilesa, Ile Ife, Ila, Ikire, Ede and Iwo.
Apart from general medicine for all complaints, there were eye and dental tests and treatment.
Thousands of people received eye glasses, others got dental extraction, scaling and polishing of teeth.
The highest number of beneficiaries was recorded in Ikirun, where over 4,000 people were treated.
According the statistics obtained from the medical team, nine other towns recorded a minimum of 2,000 beneficiaries, among them those very poor.
It is as follows: Ejigbo Eye Unit: 618 (Glasses: 440 given) Dental Unit: 220 (Dental Extraction, Scaling Polishing) General Medicine for all complaints: 1,675. Total: 2,513.
Osogbo: Eye Unit: 842 (Glasses: 560 given) Dental Unit: 350 (Dental Extraction: 80, Scaling and Polishing: 100, Filling:49, Fluoride Therapy: 60). General Medicine for all complaints: 1,732 Total: 2,867.
Iwo: Eye Unit: 741 (Glasses: 321 given), Dental Unit: 320 (Dental Extraction: 85, Scaling & Polishing: 110, Filling:48, Fluoride Therapy: 56), General Medicine for all complaints: 2,743. Total: 3,804.
Oke Ila/Ila Orangun: Eye Unit: 425 (Glasses: 238 given), Dental Unit: 310 (Dental Extraction: 90, Scaling & Polishing 92, Fluoride Therapy: 52, Filling: 51), General Medicine for all complaints: 1,842. Total: 2,577.
Ede: Eye Unit: 528 (Glasses: 420 given), Dental Unit: 280 (Dental Extraction:75, Scaling & Polishing: 90, Filling: 51, Fluoride Therapy: 53). General Medicine for all complaints: 1,613. Total:2,421
Ikirun: Eye Unit: 749 (Glasses: 560 given), Dental Unit: 290 (Dental Extraction:85, Scaling &Polishing: 60, Filling: 40, Fluoride Therapy: 105), General Medicine for all complaints: 2,973, Total: 4,012.
Ilesa: Eye Unit: 562 (Glasses: 409 given), Dental Unit: 270 (Dental Extraction: 95, Scaling & Polishing: 100, Filling: 22, Fluoride Therapy: 22). General Medicine for all complaints: 1,921. Total: 2,753.
Ife: Eye Unit: 482 (Glasses: 363 given), Dental Unit: 270 (Dental Extraction: 120, Scaling & Polishing: 135, Filling:12, Fluoride Therapy:14). General Medicine for all complaints: 1,834. Total: 2,586.
Ikire: Eye Unit: 436 (Glasses: 286 given), Dental Unit: 94 (Dental Extraction: 20, Scaling & Polishing: 35, Filling: 3, Fluoride Therapy: 4), General Medicine for all complaints: 2,292. Total: 2,822.
Treated are: Eye Care: 5,383; Dental Care: 2,404; Medicine: 18,625; with a general total of 26,412 treated.