The Ibrahim Dende (IBD) Foundation in a bid to uplift humanity and provide essential support to individuals, has sponsored the much-needed surgery for Falola Abideen, a resident of Ilaro.
The young boy was said to have unknowingly drunk a chemical which ruptured his digestive system and hindered him from eating through his mouth so he had to be fed liquid food like pap and others through a pipe passed through his tummy.
He lived with pain for over 5 years before the foundation opted to take his case up and find a lasting solution to his health predicament. The foundation sponsored his surgical bills running into millions of Naira, at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ogun State.
After several hours in the theatre, the doctors were able to correct the defect saving the life of Abideen. The foundation, owned by Chief Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, also paid for and monitored closely his post-recovery process as they also announced a fully-funded educational scholarship till tertiary level for the boy.
While commenting on the success of the surgery; the boy’s Mother, Mrs Falola Abideen commended IBD Foundation and Babcock Hospital for handling the case professionally and finding solution to the issue.
She recounted how she has been moving from one place to a other in a bid to raise enough money for the treatment, but was unable to.
Also at the just concluded Eid celebration, the IBD foundation reached out to various people across its host community in Ilaro where they held parties to celebrate children and entertained thousands of people with food and drinks. The foundation also gave cash and edible items like foodstuffs, cows and others in celebration of the Ramadan season.
The coordinator of the foundation and wife of the founder, Mrs Omolara Egungbohun thanked Babcock Teaching Hospital, while emphasising that the foundation is not relenting in its quest to continue to put smiles on people’s faces.
She disclosed that the foundation plans to sponsor surgeries for over 20 people across Nigeria and also pay for the medical bills of those who can’t afford it.
She added that the surgery further opened the sight of many that Babcock Teaching Hospital is capable of conducting many surgeries which will reduce the overdependence on foreign medical travel and reduce forex on medical tourism.”
