Regions Healthcare Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Regions Healthcare Hospitals and Specialist Clinics, commemorated this year’s World Brain Day with a free medical outreach aimed at promoting brain health awareness and encouraging preventive healthcare.

The outreach featured free medical consultations, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, BMI assessments, health education, guided exercise sessions, brain health quizzes, counselling and free medications, giving residents the opportunity to better understand their health and identify potential risk factors early.

Speaking during the outreach, President of the Foundation, Dr. Sherece Okafor, said the initiative reflects the hospital’s commitment to taking quality healthcare beyond its walls and directly into communities.

She noted that beyond community outreach, Regions Healthcare is one of Nigeria’s leading specialist hospitals, providing advanced care for stroke, neurology, neuro rehabilitation, cardiac interventions, intensive care, and other complex medical conditions through a multidisciplinary team supported by modern technology and internationally recognised clinical standards.

According to her, many neurological conditions, including stroke and epilepsy, can be prevented or better managed through early detection, healthy lifestyle choices and prompt medical attention.

“Our message is simple: your brain matters. Prevention and early intervention save lives, and we want more people to understand the importance of protecting their brain health,” she said.

Okafor added that the Foundation will continue to organise community-based health programmes, awareness campaigns, and free medical outreaches as part of its vision to build healthier communities across the Southeast and Nigeria.

The World Brain Day is celebrated every July 22 but Regions Healthcare Foundation marked it on Friday, 24, 2026, the free medical outreach, reinforcing its belief that quality healthcare should be accessible to everyone while empowering individuals with the knowledge to make healthier choices before illness occurs.