Babatunde Okewale, a leading Nigerian medical expert and Group Medical Director of St Ives Hospital has canvassed for government policies for free medical treatment and education for vulnerable populations across the country.
Okewale noted that such policy has become inevitable and imperative, considering the poverty rate in the country, which has affected the ability of many people, families to pay for essential things.
The medical expert said this at the hospital’s 2025, children’s Day party held in Ikeja, Lagos.