An American-based family medicine specialist, Dr. Monisade Adeyemo, has donated medical equipment worth several million naira to the Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital (AMSH), Ado-Ekiti.

Dr. Adeyemo, owner of Lakewood Family Clinic, Maryland, United States, said the donation was her modest way of giving back to an institution that has continued to save lives in seemingly hopeless situations—including her own—since the hospital was commissioned on October 20, 2017.

Speaking in Ado-Ekiti at the weekend, she recounted how she was once admitted to the hospital after suffering a massive stroke and received exceptional care.

“I am a family medicine specialist and a medical facility owner and operator in the United States of America,” she said. “Some time ago, I was brought to Afe Babalola Multi-System Hospital, where I received uncommon courtesy and care from the staff.”

According to her, the prompt intervention of the medical team, including ABUAD Founder and legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, played a critical role in her recovery.

“My mission here today is inspired by the words of a former American president who said we should think of what we can do for our country, not what our country can do for us,” she added. “I am here to contribute to the development of my state, Ekiti, and Afe Babalola Hospital stands out as an institution worthy of such support.”

Dr. Adeyemo called on Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to tap into the medical revolution spearheaded by Aare Afe Babalola, urging them to support initiatives that preserve lives and strengthen the nation’s healthcare system.

Receiving the donated equipment, the Chief Medical Director of AMSH, Dr. Akinola Akinmade, expressed deep appreciation for the gesture, describing it as both encouraging and motivating.

He said the recognition of the hospital’s achievements would further spur it to raise the standard of healthcare delivery, not only for Nigerians at affordable costs but also for patients from around the world.

Dr. Akinmade, an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon, noted that there are hardly any medical conditions—low- or high-profile—that the hospital cannot handle.

He revealed that the hospital recently completed its 44th kidney transplant, underscoring its growing capacity and expertise.

According to him, AMSH has continued to justify the vision behind its establishment by Aare Afe Babalola, alongside the 16-year-old Afe Babalola University, through sustained investments in cutting-edge medical infrastructure and manpower.

He added that the hospital has been endorsed by leading healthcare stakeholders as the “most well-equipped hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa,” noting that it is steadily reducing Nigeria’s dependence on overseas medical tourism.

“Poor health indices, maternal deaths and several other challenges are fast becoming history, courtesy of Afe Babalola Multi-System Hospital,” he said.