iRestore Life Foundation conducted free medical screening on the inmates of Kirikiri Medium Security Prison in Lagos on Thursday. The inmates were majorly screened for skin diseases, respiratory tract infections, eye disease, malaria endemic, HIV and tuberculosis, among others.
The foundation’s Chief Operating Officer Mrs Modupe Adesina said, “The NGO brought the medical outreach to improve the health condition of inmates currently in the prison. According to Adesina, the NGO focused mainly on the health aspect and will carry out the medical outreach in all the prison formations in Lagos.”
She further said, “We are here for full restoration of inmates; we carried out diagnosis on them and prescribed drugs to restore their health. We are working in partnership with Nimeth Pharmaceutical and powered by Foundation of Truth Assembly Church.”
In his remarks, the Head, Medical Team Dr Muriel Inyang urged other NGOs to help the needy in the society instead of using their foundation as a profit making organization. Inyang appealed to well-meaning Nigerians and business organisations to come to their aid by paying some of the fines imposed on the inmates to regain their freedom.
He said, “iRestore medical outreach consults for various diseases in the prison. We came to assist, because we know that some of the inmates will be suffering from one disease or the other.”
Also, Dr Emeka Onyeka, one of the medical doctors in the team, appealed to all other NGOs to emulate the kind gesture.
He said, “We have been going to prisons in Nigeria, and we realised that there are lots of medical challenges among the inmates. We are happy to be part of the organisation restoring the life of inmates and going through their medical needs. We thank God for making the difference in the lives of prisoners.”
According the Controller-General of Nigeria Prison Service Tunde Ladipo, Alhaji Ja’afaru Ahmed, distributed drugs to all prisons across the country and the largest consignment was brought to Lagos State.”
He further said, “The idea was to improve the health condition of all inmates serving in various prisons across the country.”
The Nigeria Prison Service also expressed its gratitude to iRestore Life Foundation for their contribution toward ensuring that the inmates are in good health condition.
