Medical Missions

How it Started

2015 - Present

This mission was launched in 2015 in honor of Sir. Michael Otedola’s one-year memorial service for the community of Odoragunshin, Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria. Our medical team – consisting of 40 volunteers from USA, Canada and Nigeria – saw over 1,000 patients over the course of 3 days. Our dental clinic provided service to 300 patients and we partnered with the Epe General Hospital to perform surgeries.

Following the success of 2015, we have continued to partner with organizations and medical professionals – Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses & Nurse Practitioners – to provide free healthcare to the community. Our volunteers have seen over 5,000 patients to date, providing 3-6 months supply of medications and over 300 eyeglasses to patients.

Testimonial

Life-changing eye surgery for Vincent

Vincent arrived at the Narayana Health City in Bengaluru, India with his father on May 17, 2016. After various tests including MRI, meetings and discussions; the best surgical approach was reached by the specialists. He had surgery two weeks after his arrival and was in and out of the hospital. Vincent was scheduled to be in India for about six weeks, however he was there for 4 months during which he underwent different surgeries. $19,551.11 was spent in total, $7,965.00 of which was raised via the GoFundMe and $352.00 via PayPal. We are grateful to God and all our donors for the success of this life-transforming miracle.

Partners

Medical Advisory

Dr. Tunji Alausa

Tunji Alausa, M.D. is a board-certified Nephrologist and founding partner of Kidney Care Center, which provides optimal care to patients with a wide range of kidney diseases and hypertension. He is highly committed to advancing the delivery of excellent health care to the people of Joliet and the surrounding community, and has consistently worked with various agencies to try to bring this to fruition.

Dr. Alausa has published many papers covering a diverse range of medical practice, and his publications have cut across both basic medical research and clinical medicine and have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. In 2007, Dr. Tunji Alausa was named one of America’s Best Physicians.

Philosophy of Care: “Specialists should strive to work with primary care physicians to provide excellent health care in every community.”

Training

Internal Medicine
Residency
Chief Medical Resident
Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL

Nephrology & Hypertension
Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI

Positions

Assistant Professor
RUSH University Medical College, Chicago IL

Attending Physician
Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL

Hospital Affiliations:
– Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet IL
– Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox IL

Medical Advisory

Dr. Olufemi O. Olufowobi

Dr. Olufemi O. Olufowobi (MB, BS, MFFPI, MMedSc., MRCOG, FRCSC, FACOG) started his education in Nigeria. He subsequently moved to the United Kingdom to specialize in Obstetrics and Gynecology before moving to Canada, where he obtained a masters degree in Medical Sciences and completed a fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Olufowobi is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor with the Faculty of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is an honorary member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.