A non-governmental organization, Foundation for Advocacy and Sensitization on Tuberculosis, (FAST) has paid off surgical bill of a 13-year-old teenage boy.
The founder of the foundation, Dr. Misitura Lawal-Arowona, revealed this on Monday at its unveiling and her convocation ceremony in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
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The multiple award winning researcher and chemist noted that the foundation was birthed as a result of her love for humanity, quality teaching and research, and understanding the peculiarity of our society.
She further said, “it is a truism to say that health is wealth and it is on this note that The Foundation for Advocacy and Sensitization on Tuberculosis (FAST) will today grant the request by 13-year-old patient, Nwafor Emmanuel from the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, who has been clinically diagnosed of Nasopharyngeal Tumor, a likely cancer illness that this foundation will pay.