AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB EDI-PA ARTICLE Where are Africa’s Tech Billionaires EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Philanthropist (MB:BS, FWACS, PGDip. ART & RM, DMAS) CMD/CEO CLEARVIEW HOSPITAL SPECIAL FEATURE Celebrating 50 years of PhilanthropyAHH Health CY Holdings, Ltd. ..Building Africa's healthcare future. Rabito + mea Cosmetic Mobile NKWAPA Centre LABS : OUR MISSION To invest in and transform healthcare assets through innovation and technology. ote Lado Deen ei Uo i ec a ecu re (Oe an Lect yo eer)MediPhil 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB Keebite’s Report 4 219-2021 Aluko Busayo 77. TheLazy One "Poetry COPA Report 12. 221 Eze Esomchukwu Golden Jubilee 19. Collage Address by Golden 20. Subilee Organizing * Committee Chairman Life Kbite Adewale Fashina Keebite’s Report Z/. Golden Jubilee [2018/19] *Ekpe-Iko Hodovai COSA Report 22. Golden Jubilee [2018/19] Salau Opeyemi COAA Report ZS , Golden Jubilee [2018/19] Aiyeyemi Abimbola COPA Report 27. Golden Jubilee [2018/19] * Aderoju Paul 20) King of the Court ~ CONTENT b. ae 17. Exclusive Interview Life Kite Dr. Kunle F Ajayi MEIC Nite em Ca) Billionaires Nee ty ‘Inever knew I would become an Artist’: Timilehin Promise OnwordiMediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB KEEBITE'S REPORT ~~ a areport delivered by the Keebite, KBite Aluko Oluwabusayo at the Annual General Meeting of the KB KLUB that held on Saturday, 29th of January, 2022. KB KB!! “There's always a story behind every success. It’s that of ‘breaking barriers’. The greatest barrier we need to break is that within us. Fears only limit success”, Itall began on Saturday, 11TH of January, 2020. Another KB KLUB executive year that will keep the flag flying right after the grand celebration of the SOthanniversary fromthe previous tenure. The idea was simple. To maintain the status quo by being the foremost medical student's organization in the business of philanthropy, academic excellence and social empowerment while grooming disciplined individuals with powerfulminds, greatheartsandready hands. However, we've been able to achieve all these, as I'll highlight in subsequent paragraphs, it’s ust as important to highlight the challenges encountered during this 749 daysjourney. Commissioningofthe KB Multipurpose Court The events of the executive year began with the commissioning of the KB Multipurpose Court, a newly renovated sports facility serving the entire student populace of the College. Itstarted as an idea to fix the old and substandard court and was commissioned on Monday, 13th of January by Grand Patron/Life KBite Prof. Oladapo Ashiru with other Life KBites and College management in attendance. This was done as part of the philanthropic activities of the 50th anniversarycelebration. Following this event, we organized a novelty volleyball match later that day that witnessed the excitement of students who watched eagerly fromthe stands andhostels. ‘The KBKUP: King of theCourt Weedidn’t stopat that. The KB KLUB deemedit fit to be the first organization to organize a proper competition using the court. With the permission of the College, we kicked it off on Saturday, 18th January, 2020 to feature Five-a- side football, basketball and volleyball games. Students enjoyed the KB KUP because it wasn’t just about the sports ac it also featured amazing side attractions like food, drinks, shopping items from vendors and amazing music performances from student artistes in the College. It remains a memorable all round event that lasted for 3weekends. TheCOVID Hiatus Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic marked the temporary cessation of the regular academic and social activities within the College and world alike. This did not leave the KB KLUB out and it was a tough challenge, asit took a lot of time and relative inactivity to adjusttothe newnormal. Inorder not to give an exacttimeline of events, ll go ahead to summarise everything we've been able toachievewith the various committees.MediPhi 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB Committee on Philanthropic Activities (COPA) Events organized include: 1. Valentines Day visitations to the Children’s Centre 2020, Bethesda Home forthe Blind 2021 2, COVID-19 PPE Package Funds Drive for Front-line workers with the Association of Resident Doctors, LUTH 2020 3. Philanthropic visits to The Children’s centre, Mushin and Tower of Refuge Motherless/Orphanage Babies Home sponsored by Life KBite Omigie David 4. llera Loro-A Medical and Dental Outreach, The event took place at the heart of Ojuwoye Market in Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye LCDA, Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria on the 13th of October, 2021. 5. The most recent being a Philanthropic visit to Bethesda Home for the Blind sponsored by Life KBite Akinduro on January 15th, 2022. Committee on Acadet Activities (COAA) Events organizedinclude: 1. An Academic Webinar, otherwise called the STACK Webinar, themed “Navigating a career path in Non-Clinical Healthcare’. It was held on the 10th of June, 2020 and completed on the 12th of June, 2020 right in the middle of the pandemic. Dr Lola Odedere, a seasoned expert in healthcare financing and management and the team lead of operations at AXA Mansard, was the guest speaker andthe event was moderated bythe KB Viceroy, KBite Akinwande Foluso. She spoke on the increasing need for medical graduates to be more open-minded about the field of non-clinical healthcare and the various career paths that await medical graduates who were not interested inclinical practice. 2. The Late Prof. Ayodeji Femi-Pearse Essay Competition. Interestingly, the theme for the essay competition was TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE THROUGH FINTECH. The winner of the essay competition won a sum of 850,000 while the first runner-up wona sum of N25,000. The guest speaker for the online webinar culminating the essay competition event was Dr Adaorah Momodu, the Chief Operations Officer at Oncopadi Technologies Limited. She spoke about the intersection between healthcare and technology and aboutall the work Oncopadiis doing intheworldofcancer care. ‘Committee on Social Activities (COSA) we organized a series of bonding events in the spirit of brotherhood and after a long time physically away from each other, the COSA made it imperative to organize a grand social event that would crown all the activities of executive year. The KB Royale 2021 was undoubtedly the biggest and most memorable ever experienced so far. We all witnessed the induction of 5 new KBites at the dinner andother fun-filled activities were experienced withour guests-KB Jewels and offered by our host, Whispering Palms Resort, Badagry and its side attraction. The order of events has been highlighted by the KB Protocol and chair of COSA, KBite Bakare Ifeoluwainhisreport. Editorial Board The Editorial Board remains a vital part of the Klub and under the direct leadership of the KB Editor, KBite Adepoju Ibrahim, has ensured the consistent release of the KB Newsletter, The KABINET. Itis also in the works to release the latest edition of the annual MEDI-PHIL publication set to feature Life KBite Fatai Kunle Ajayi as, the face of the magazine. KB! KB!! to everyone reading this for your continual support for the KB Klub and her aims. We just can't thank youenough. KBite Aluko Oluwabusayo KEEBITE/PRESIDENT 2019/2020, 2020/2021MediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LIFE KBITE DR. KUNLE F. AJAYI Dr. Kunle F. Ajayi, MB:8S, FWACS is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist that specializes in providing world class medical and surgical healthcare for women. Dr Ajayiis wasraised in Lagos, He graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1999. During his time in the school, he served as the Keebite/President of the KB KLUB, from 1997 to 1999 and was a beneficiary of the Shell Undergraduate Scholarship. He had his residency training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. He served as the Chief Registrar of the department from 2009 to 2010 and became a fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) in 2010. In addition, Dr Ajayi has numerous international certifications to his name including Postgraduate Diploma in IVF & Reproductive Medicine, Mettler School of Reproductive Medicine, Kiel, Germany. He also completed a Minimal Access Surgery course at the European Surgical Institute (ESI), Norderstedt Germany. He has over 20 years of experience in the medical field, served as Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Lagoon Hospital for close to a decade. Currently, he is the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer at ClearView Hospital, Lekki Lagos. He is a diligent personality who enjoys his free time and gives his full potential when it's time to work. He is an excellent Philanthropist. Dr Ajayi is happily married with 3 kids. giMediPhil 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB 1, What made you choose Reproductive Medicine? Well, it's funny. During your clinical rotations in medical school, you will know the specialties you enjoy, theones thatare easier for youthan others. For me, | found Obstetrics and Gynaecology very easy and logical, there is always an endpoint. For example, if asked about the management of a condition, you could manage medically or surgically. It is straightforward unlike Internal medicine where you could have more than 50 differentials for a patient's headache and you wouldn't still arrive at a diagnosis. By the time | was done with my Senior posting in medical school, Ihad already solidified the choice. knew what I wanted and wentforit. Ididn'teven wait for my NYSC program to be concluded before | wrote primaries for Obs & Gyn residency which | passed. | wasn't going to leave Obs & Gyn for anyreason. 2. Tell us the joy you feel when you make new patients who had formerly lost hope smile? Fulfiling.... | have had patients who started off with avery bad fibroid who later went on to have 3 or 4 kids. We removed the fibroid, treated the cause of infertility and they became pregnant. Sometimes it doesn’t even have to be an IVF (In Vitro Fertilization). Just simple things like a rightly-timed intercourse, taking the prescribed medication can make the change. And you will be surprised. These are the patients who have followed me till date and through them, we have been able tomeet other people because once you help a family, you are likely to help everyone around them as we kept getting more referrals. | used to work in Surulere before I came to Leki, the crowd got bigger when we got here as we keep on getting more referral. | wouldn't claim credit for everything. The truth is if you know your stuff well, most of your patients don't really have complex issues. It could be a couple that don't have frequent intercourse, situations where the husband works in Abuja and the wife stays in Lagos but the husband keeps missing his wife's ovulation period due to the distance and absence. ‘Sometimes, just educating the patients on simple things, sitting down and listening to them so you deduce from their story what could give away their problem. | always say only a bad gynaecologist willoffer everyone IVF. 3. Looking back at how far you've come, how would you describe your journey? Ithas been rough, can't sugarcoat that. Where do | start rom? I didn't write my part one exams until after Four and a half year, an exam | should have written after 3 years and the reason was because accreditation for Surgery was withdrawn from LUTH for 18 months and we couldn't write the exam tll the accreditation was restored. Asif that wasn't enough torture, we didn't receive any salary for 6 months and we even got aletter from the management to leave the residency programme if we didn't pass. | passed anyways. Then when | became a senior registrar, the workload went overboard as there were a few of us then, Asa senior registrar, you are assumed to be able to handle all the challenges you face. Imagine at night when someone comes into the Emergency Room with a complex issue that you are not sure about what to do, say a uterine rupture when you haven't done hysterectomy before. | was abit lucky, sometimes when there is aproblem, |could reach out toone of my mentors, Professor Ajayiwho stays in the compound then. | should add this too. | wasn't trained to ‘kiss ass’ and that posed some challenges for me compared to my colleagues who were good at doing such. For people like that, there is a way things are glossed over for them even when they run into trouble. Imagine when you get heavily criticized forsomethingthatisnoteveninyourcontrol. I remember when a patient came to the Emergency Room really bad on a day when | was ‘on call and we had to rush to the theater. We got to the lift and it wasn't working but we found a way to move the patient, sadly the patient diedon getting to the redline in the theater. During mortality review, | was heavily criticized and the H.O.Dsaid" and taken you should have put the patient on your shoulder and take the patients up thestairs’.MediPhil 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB What about the exams too? They are freaking difficult. Asides that, you can be failed because your examiner doesn't like the shape of your beardsor eventhecolor of your tie. And that was the training, there were trial and errors too, My first IVF unit was in Surulere when | partnered with someone to set up an IVF lab in an existing hospital. This is 6 years after and | can tell you | haven't received a dime, we haven't held any board meeting of which | own about 20% of the shares. In all | would say you shouldn't expect anything you want to get to you on a platter of gold. 4, What are the couple of highlights on this journey? | would say my international tours to gain more experience and when | got a job at Lagoon Hospital already waiting for me even before | finished my training. | did locum in Lagoon during my trainingand my patients liked me, so they held ‘ontothe post tll finished, During residency, we learnt some advanced skills but they were mostly theory as the equipment are not available or barely functional. So, | had to travel to Germany, Dubaito learn using simulator so that I can have some hands-on experience since the theoretical knowledge is there. These are courses that last for barely a month and you spend close to 5 million. The most important is, patient satisfaction, you see all these years of training and development boost patient's satisfaction, especially when your patients know your standard of practice is what they obtain anywhere else they goin the world. 5. What is your philosophy of Life? | already gave a hint on that. For me, | believe Nothing good comes easy, younust work hard for it, so | don't even expect myself to win a lottery. | believeit's what you work for that lasts. I don't cut corners because if | do, | will get into troubles. Even with my patients, | dot my I's and cross my T's so that my patients don't come down with complications. My Prof will say“Watch your back, assume all patients will put you in trouble, in that way when you see blood ooze from an artery, make sure it stops before you close and don't assume itwillcloseitself” also believe what is worth doing at all is worth doing well, so whatever I learn or do, I give it my best and not just use idea like a road side mechanic. Whenever I do something, | ask why too. 6. Who are your mentors and what unique characters do they have that young people should look for when choosing mentors? They are a lot. Prof. Ashiru, prof. Osibogun, Dr. Kunle Hassan, Dr. Akinluyi are some of them. Your mentors should be people you can point to and say they are honest and started from the bottom, no shady business and you could see the hard-work up to the present moment. Money is what money is but I still admire the ones who live adecent life and are content. When you see Prof. Ashiru's CV, you will know he has put in the work andhasdistinguished himself. Ihaveafewmentors outside the medical field too, someone | admire alot is the vice-president, Prof. yemi Osinbajo. He rose through the ranks too. If you can mention anybody who did the ‘Rags to Riches’ kind of thing and did it legitimately, | admire them already. My Parents weren't buoyant so | understand the work it takes and | respect them.MediPhil 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB 7. You are a mentor to most of us, what advice do you have for budding medical students who want to choose this career path? Be inquisitive, get rounded and acquire knowledge not just medicine alone, be thorough and be honest. I can't stress this enough, don't be caught cheating. Whatever you choose to do, aim tounderstandit very well, havea deep knowledge base and | can tell you the sky is just the starting point. | remember when | was in medical school, | was on shell scholarship and whenever the money comes in, the first thing I do with the moneyis to buy textbooks then | finda nice sound system or TV for chilling too. Even though I said you should be thorough, you should be smart about it too. Don't go about reading what you don'tneed, bediscerning, \" One last advice that I have for you especially when it comes to exams is to be humble, dress decently and not too flashy so that someone doesn't just automatically hate you and subject you to more questioning because they think doctors shouldn't dress like celebrity. You also need tobe diplomatic. remember failinganexam because | told the examiner the test he mentioned is now obsolete and there are newer alternatives. 8. Is there a line where Medicine meets Entrepreneurship? Definitely, in the past people say’ A Doctors reward is in Heaven’ In fact, | remember during my induction, the person who gave the speech said we should never expect to be millionaires but we would be comfortable. People cajole you with the Hippocratic oaths meanwhile your kids are suffering, you can't even send them to the best schools. I think entrepreneurship needs to be incorporated into our medical school curriculum and that is what differentiate them abroad. Look. at the owners of Moderna who are also doctors, they've made the FORBES 500 now. Medicine has gone beyond being a good samaritan all the time. As youare helping people, youneed tohelp yourself and people around you. Asides that when you have entrepreneurship knowledge as a doctor, you can deliver service that is top-notch with air of professionalism. You can provide quality care in a cost-effective manner while still being profitable. Aside the health providers, let's lookat the patient side, using Nigeriafor example, you will know it is the private sector that is championing innovation in health sector. Lagos seems to be the hub now, innovations in Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, Gynaecology, Oncology and surgery are all happening in the private sector and these institutions are worldclasscenter.MediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB 9. Asa talented Doctor, dynamic business man and a philanthropist, how do you manage all that with family? Trying to balance work and life is not easy, especially when you're still growing and haven't really assembled your team. | have three kids, a son and two daughters. | am friends with my kids because I'm the cool parent. We play games together when I'm around and they make it easy tounwind. My sonisin the University already, the eldest daughter is in SS3 and wants to be a psychologist and the youngest daughter is really the one after my heart. She doesa lot of things like me and wants to be a doctor too. She said she wants to study at Harvard and what I told her is “get a scholarship first because | still want to buy myG-wagon’. And my madam, she is no push-over. She is a doctor too and when she wants your attention, she must get it or else she protests. We've been married for 19 years and we are very good friends. We dated in medical school and got married after youth service. Most of the things | do, we do it together, we run Clearview hospital together and sheistheco-director. 10. Outside of work, what do you do for leisure to release the stress? Whenever I'm not working, | unwind in an extreme manner, | let go,! just want to forget work. I club sometimes, go swimming. | ike dancing and hangingoutwith my friendstoo. 14. How well has your membership as a Kbite made you distinct from your peers? Idon't ever regret joining, being amember means youare discerning, not just about work alone. The part | love most about the Klub is the philanthropy aspect, not just money alone, spending time with the less privileged. We organize parties for these organizations, sit with them for hours and we still give them gifts when, leaving and that is pure philanthropy because it ‘comes from the heart. Imagine a small group causing a wave felt all over the world and everyone is doing well. | can't fathom my stay in medical school without the KB Klub. | probably wouldn't be a gyneacologist in the first place. There is this story I tell, one that stays with me forever. After passing my primaries in © & G and Iwas been tossed around. Iwenttto Life Kbite Dr Kunle Hassan's office in GRA Ikeja (I doubt if he will still remember). | introduced myself and told him my predicament, all he did was gave me his card and wrote something at the back for me to give the then CMD and that was it. The CMD followed the case himself and discovered the foul play. Guess what, | started my residency training the following Monday. Without the KB Klub, | might not have known him, talk more of meeting him,MediPhi Pee COO UNe enue ace) Mala LAZY elie eau econ ae retool ted in or out of time. gc cre CPE aCe et aes Fear eee rae not even for once in his lifetime. He's skilled with excuses, that keeps him away from useful businesses, Pahecea Neca tiem erate teccy Peete Mur coe Alllhe knows to do is walk in guile, Roe nearer Aen ai enn Ree cect ey erence cst net ete tees oe eae eo ig oer es Of others, he's always envious and jealous. aes ee con resides in his own world of wishful illusion, Eanes sara wget sacrificially to bring success to fruition. Nera gea RCT Rear Mau Reig tears EIEN scatter ces Arise to work, oh man of lazy means, Cees ele Unc necMediPhil 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB COPA COMMITTEE ON PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES KB KLUB GENERAL MEDICAL & DENTAL OUTREACH 2021 Agift youcan't quantify, fulfillment and happiness you can't buy, recurring opportunity to make an impact. This is how | will describe philanthropy. It is investing in mankind to build a society we are happy to call ours. A wonderful feeling combining compassion, time and talent for the benefit of the World. "The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities- a search for a cause, an attempt to cureevilsattheir source.” - John Rockefeller Over the years, the KB KLUB has shown dedication to her core ethos of philanthropy, utilizing a disruptive mindset and innovative thinking in order to discover ways to serve the community and committing to action. This year, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the KB KLUB remains relentless in putting asmileon the face of the common man. Amid the period of the resident doctors’ strike, a General Medical & Dental Outreach themed “Ilera Loro” was chosen, born out of the idea of reaching out to as many lives as possible. The event took place at the heart of Ojuwoye Market in Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye LCDA, Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria on the 13th of October, 2021. Ameetingwiththe Baale, Chief Folorunso Bakare and other community stakeholders secured their full support and publicity prior to the event. A display of tents, tables and chairs with the banner of the event flying proudly attracted an expectant audience. The event took off at 11:05am as Kbites were sharp as usual to assume their respectiveduties with utmost efficiency. The flow of the event saw the audience steady progressing from registration, anthropometry, blood pressure and blood sugar check, dental examination, medical and dental consultation by our team of volunteer doctors and dentists, and appropriate dispensation of drugs at our Med station with referrals ifneeded. Attendees were also administered a short questionnaire regarding Health Insurance and the COVID-19 vaccine.MediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB Kbite Shaniyi engaged the community with an interactive session regarding the COVID-19 pandemic talking about the risks, prevention and clearing all misconceptions about the vaccine. The audience and Kbites were entertained by the appearance of a community stunt man performing daring feats defying logic to general delight. The Baale graced us with his presence and a face full of smiles as he witnessed a lively event with Kbites happy and active. total of 130 attendees were impacted, with the event ending at3:20pm. During the course of the program, | would pause and observe the flow of the event. | noticed something, everyone who came to be attended to, wore a smile on their face. “Why are you so happy?" | couldn't understand but | knew of one thing for sure, that sight made me smile. What seemed like a task, became a fun event. | realized I'm the one gaining here for | was given happiness. where I never thought I would find it. We can find this happiness together, the World needs it, we need it. Luckily, we have a role to play towards making that enormous impact with our little act ofkindness.MediPhil l extend my appreciation to God, all Kbites, Life Kbites, volunteers and everyone that contributed to the success of this event. Together we will make achange. KB KB! 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The Serle Ses Res OER DR EMC lrs TU URW SOUL Co Rien tata ee eae een eau SRS ood Regenesis ge Mesa een MIE eins eieu anc ected Pe me eure ay Ree RRC te ca (oe ae eect oe a ge een e ni ene ieee a ee esa Peet Cae esc Pt]Wletell al Eee COON Menon "I never knew | would become an artist” AN INTERVIEW WITH TIMILEHIN ADESOKAN By Promise Onwordi em od Timilehin Adesokan is a Nigerian Artist who is promoting the African culture with his creativity. His six by three feet sculpture piece, “AGBADA" which was made as Ge a es eed ace eee een Tas Pee eure Le NR ee eo a gd expressed their bitterness about the lackadaisical and nonchalant attitude of the Cee a ete ea eee ee ees ens tosell his workforagrand sumof money. Art journalist, Promise Onwordi, reached out to CS Cae Rec er nee een Ce Ree Cea Ras Erle Geneon areca aun interview, thank you for honouring this invite. MT etl estes aca NP) he au Ere Ce eee ce CTT MN AON ONAN CC) Pune ta Meee uae et) Corot eMC genes De nd Nees eles Cur ated een CA oe) RRC eu ee es eae a ag eta ete Eee See aoe) drawing portraits of my family and friends but | Cee Mutou aoe atic P.O: So when you eventually chose Art as your Re me eae EL a Rea enh as me. They really encouraged me. They were the Crete aur Rar en ced Pesca mae on eee Peru UR ine eet gga ec ere Re) coma un ge cy Ea Manes UN eae ce rome act ie a cane ec metal and wood but wood seems to be the Pee ae eu oe te omen Peer ascarid Pee et om Und | fell in love with carving. Wood is my preferred Gece easter aes ea ogee a cue er ec ae ee ea Petia eRe RNR ete eee Die Ogu SES Cee eau Decne Marella ae) EU RAE concn PedMediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB PO: So, does it mean that this is not your exact signaturestyle? ‘Adesokan: It is not my signature style; just part of my learning process with my masters. You know, before you begin to dive into the unknown, you must learn the ‘known’. Looking at my clay works, they are in realism form, this is the ‘known’ and you must learn the’known' before you can go into the ‘unknown’. My art style is still being developed. PCO: That's great. We will now focus on the sculpture piece, “AGBADA’, the artwork that drew the attention of the internet. What inspired youtocreatethe piece? Adesokan: Initially, | intended to carve a stylized figure which | had presented as a sketch to my project supervisor. She later called me and said, “Timmy, why can't you do something unique? These stylized figures are commonly seen by people." That was howwe came up with AGBADA, ~theuniqueness of the Yoruba culture. PO: It was an amazing piece. What does the ‘Agbada personally represent for you, in relation toYorubaculture? Adesokan: Thank you. The carving of the Agbada represents the culture we are losing. We as Africans no longer value the history of our forefathers and because we embraced the colonization of the British, we disowned the components of our culture and termed them as ‘fetish. My artwork is a call for the revival of our lostculture. PO: Interesting. Can you enlighten us on how your piece was made? How long did it take you to createtthework? Adesokan: Sure. | first started with a sketch, which was approved by the lecturer and then | created a marquette, a smaller sample of the work in order to guide my creation. | purchased six logs of wood and assembled them together using the process Dowel joint and then sealed it with an adhesive called ‘araldite. | then processed incarving, The motifs were stone dyed tocreatea distinction from the wood itself. The complete piece was concealed in varnish, It took me over a monthtocompletethework. | didn't live on the school campus so that was a factor that affected the pace of my work. PO: As an artist, would you say there is an improvementin Nigeria'sart appreciation? Adesokan: | would say no because we asa people, do not value creativity. To be honest, | would rather travel out of the country to a place where my art would be better appreciated. Making a nameasacreativein Nigeriaisatoughtask. P.O: What is your advice for intending artists lookingtouncover their creativity? Adesokan: My advice is for them to enjoy the process of art. They need to take it as a hobby. There are artists who are into art just for money and they are miserable because they don't enjoy it. Think of it as a hobby, that’s what unleashes creativity. P.O: Alright. Sowhat'snext for you, at this point of your career? ‘Adesokan: At this point, | am focused on creating, more. Now that | have gained some recognition online, ithas challenged me towork harder.Cake AeMediPhil Fellow Life KBites, Your Excellencies, Royal Fathers Present, Distinguished Guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is quite an honor, and it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all, on behalf of the Planning Committee and KB Klub Executive Committee, to the KB Klub 50th Anniversary celebrations. October 2018 seems like only 10 short months ago when the conversation was started by Life KBites about having a befitting anniversary celebration for KB Klub and now the moment is upon us. Fifty years is a unique milestone in the life of anyone, most certainly a milestone in the life of a unique club of extraordinary gentlemenlike KB Klub. For 50 years, KB Klub has made a difference in the area of academic empowerment and improved social standards in the College of Medicine University of Lagos, but more importantly, the club has continued to make a difference in the area of philanthropy by continuing to touch the lives of the less privileged in our community. The foundation and the positive values that made this possible was laid down bya handful of great minds led by Prof. Oladapo Ashiru who saw the vision, and proudly nurtured by many dedicated hands over the last five decades who kept the vision alive till thisday. This week, all Life KBites are deeply proud to welcome you as we invite you all to join hands with all KBites to continue to "Help Elevate the Less Privileged (HELP)" and to continue "Celebrating 50 Years of Philanthropy’. Have a most enjoyable time. 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB GOLDEN JUBILEE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE LIFE KBITE Adewale FashinaMediPhi GO@LDEN JUBILEE Having started as an association in 1969, the year 2019 was the Golden Jubilee year, the big 50 for the KB Klub. Of course, it brought along its challenges but it is quite clear we passed and dealtwithall those challenges. The tenure started in January 2019 and ran for a full year. | would briefly highlight the events that tookplacein the rightorder. VALENTINES DAY VISIT EYE MEDICAL OUTREACH + THEKBANNIVERSARY WEEK + KBEXOTIC + HOSPITAL OUTREACH SPONSORED BY LIFE KBITEDRSAMAKINLUYI PHILANTHROPIC VISIT TO TOWER OF REFUGE ORPHANAGEHOME, Eee ON oe Rm cr) “Tn order to Rieecemane must first we can Soe The year 2019 was a special one for the KB Klub, Of course the long awaited and planned golden jubilee year. The year started with the customary Valentine's day visit to the Special Correctional Centre for Girls, Idi Araba which we educated the girls on hygiene and general interaction with people, we also donated gifts to the Kids. Afterwards, we organized an eye medical outreach in association with Eye Foundation Hospital on the 4” of April 2019 at the Epe General Hospital, Epe. This outreach featured free eye screening, free cataract surgeries and sales of eyeglasses and drugs at discounted prices. Then came the awaited Anniversary week which turned out to be a glorious one for the Kbites and the Life Kbites. Equally important is the Hospital Outreach Sponsored by Life Kbite Dr. Sam Akinluyi where we payed off debts of patients who could not afford to pay and also donated 30 units of glucometer and a pack of Clexane injection to LUTH. The KB ANNIVERSARY week was the icing on the cake for the 2019 executive year. Grant me the permission to take you on this Amazing Journey. As the KB Klub turned 50, the calendar altered sort of as we had the KB Klub’s 50" Anniversary week which spanned from the 14" to the 18” of ‘August 2019. This week featured the Academic day on the 14°, the philanthropic day on the 15" of August, the Juma'at service on the 16" of ‘August, the 50"-anniversary dinner on the 17” of August and the thanksgiving service on the 18" of August 2019.MediPhil 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB The Academic Day The STACK REFORM 2019 conference which held at the Old Great Hall, College of Medicine, University of Lagos was in conjunction with the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre, University of Lagos and it involved a healthcare-business competition in which five teams consisting of medical and non-medical students pitched business ideas that would improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The competition involved preliminary rounds as eventually, 5 teams emerged as finalists with Team Peak Therapy emerging winners of the competition winning a seed fund of five hundred thousand nairaand chance at incubationatatop incubation hub in the country. The second-placed team also won a hundred thousand naira cash prize. This event was graced by alot of dignitaries including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. F. T Ogunsola, the College Provost, Prof. F. E.A. Lesi and the Chief Medical Director Eye Foundation, Life Kbite Dr Kunle Hassan. Stack reform 2019 was our biggest stack event yet as the turnout was beyond our expectation. Philanthropic Day The philanthropicdayheld on Wednesday 15th August 2019 at the Old great hall, College of Medicine, University of Lagos. This event featured the Prof Femi Pearse Quiz competition with cash prizes to be won. As philanthropy has been one of our core values over the last 50 years it was only right we invited some of the schools we have impacted. Bethesda Home for the blind and Atunda-Olu School were present and they had performances which wowed the crowd in attendance. The highlight of the Philanthropic day, however, was the ground-breaking ceremony at the proposed site for the renovation ofthe basketball court. ‘50th Anniversary Dinner To the main event of the KB week was the 5Oth- anniversary reunion dinner themed “Celebrating 50yearsof philanthropy’. This dinner held at the ballroom of the Lagos Oriental Hotel and it brought Life Kbites and Kbites closer together as experiences over the years were shared and a lot of old connections were re-established. This dinner featured the induction of Mrs Winifred Akpani as a Patron of the Klub and the induction of two new grand patrons; Life Kbite Prof. Oladapo Ashiru and Chief Kessington Adebutu. A KB Klub trust fund was also established on that day. I want to thank God for seeing us through all the notable challenges that came our way this past year. We only became stronger. | also want to thank everyone in the Klub for working with me and the other executives that helped fulfil all that we did. Togetherness is our motto and we showed that it indeed is our motto. Special thanks to Life Kbites for theirimmense support. It has been an honour to serve, an honour to be the 50th Keebite ofthe KB Klub. KBKBI!! Keebite 2018/19 Ekpe-Iko Hodovaié eer MediPhi Cn eer “Nothing is +) Pees svn press local aCe eee ET mod VOOR ISONIC AS G@LDEN JUBILEE Tm Possible” ert tay With so much joy in my heart, | take you on a journey on how the social activities of the KB KLUB in the year 2019 “The Golden Jubilee” went. It was a very successful one for the Committee on Social Activities and the KB KLUB. Running a race of philanthropy for 50 years couldn't have been celebrated any better. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE REUNION DINNER was the biggest dinner that was ever witnessed as Kbites and Life Kbites. After going through the stress of the Academic and Philanthropic events, we had to cap it with an unusual mind-blowing event. The dinner was the last event of the KB WEEK that brought Life Kbites from different location across the globe together. It was also an opportunity for Kbites to relate and enjoy the groove in the atmosphere with intellectual and successful business personalities.MediPhi 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB The dinner held on the 17" of August 2019 at the Ballroom, Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victorial Island, Lagos. It all started with the welcome speech from the Chairman of the planning committee Life Kbite Adewale Fashina which was followed by Life Kbites sharing their experiences in the KB Klub when they were undergraduates which brought huge smile on everyone's face.A keynote speech was then given by the Former Commissioner of Health Dr. Jide Idris and Mrs Wura Abiola. The Induction of 2 Grand patrons and a patron Life Kbite Professor Oladapo Ashiru, Chief Kessington Adebutu and Mrs Winifred Akpani (CEO Northwest Petroleum and Gas Company Limited) respectively which was followed by the establishment of the KB Endowment Fund which was coordinated by Life Kbite Adekunle Doro. Thenight was crowned witha dance performance by People from Kaffy's Dance School, the ‘Tombolla Games and a Vote of Thanks from Life Kbite Adewale Fashina Special thanks to God Almighty for making the event successful. More so this report wouldn't be completed without showing my appreciation to the Chairman of the planning committee Life Kbite Adewale Fashina, Life kbites in general, members of the Committee on Social Activities andallthe Kbitesinthe house. “Unity is strength, when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved” = Mattie Stepanek. BKB!!! Salau Opeyemi Uthman Chairman, Committee on Social Activities 2018/19MediPhil COAA Report GOLDEN JUBILEE Over the years we have witnessed millions of Africans get on the unfortunate side of Global progress. We believe in inspiring interventions taken to mitigate the ripple effects of the ailing system, STACK REFORM is an event centered to help young people blossom into the culture of innovation while creating a new generation of solution-oriented professionals. Our core ethos of philanthropy has directed us on a path to discover and nurture thisidea. STACK REFORM 2019, an initiative of the KB klub in partnership with the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre, University of Lagos was shaped out of a vision of innovative entrepreneurship in students and the need to reform the health sector. The project kicked off with undergraduates of the University of Lagos registering individually for the competition to develop business-minded solutions in any of the five fields of medicine listed below. 1. Medical Insuranceand Health Policies 2. Health Recordsand In-clinic Patient care. 3. Emergency, Physical, and Home Therapy. 4. Artsin Medicine. 5. Waste Management and Environmental Health. 52 Selected applicants were chosen and merged into different groups according to the fields in which they registered on the 8th of July,2019 at the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development: Centre, the University of Lagos for the second phase. Perey Oe Muar ace) “A dream turned reality” STACK REFORM 2019 This phase which took place between 29th of July and 31st of July resulted in 13 teams selected formed pitched their ideas before, seasoned entrepreneurs and key players already working in line with the vision of innovation in the African space, consisting of Mrs. Abimbola Adebakin (CEO Advantage Health, My-medicines), Dr. Debo Odulana (CEO Doctoora Health), Tamara Posibi (Susty Vibes), Zubair Abdulahi (Hellocare.ng) and lfeoluwa Olokode (Partnership and Growth Lead LifeBank Nigeria). 5 best teams were selected to proceed by the dignitaries to the final stage. The winning team, Team Peak Therapy won Five hundred thousand Naira as seed funding, thrilled the judges, and attended by creating a novel concept inemergency and physical care and they hope to start with Nigeria. Other team's ideas include team Luthenders' lifesaving intervention to proffer the waste management in the country, Team Rising's business model on the use of health record and in- clinic patient care for the positive mutation in the health sector, and Team Atlas’ incorporating arts- based solution into medicine.2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB To inspire the audience Professor F. T Ogunsola gave a lecture on the influence of Artificial Intelligence in the Health sphere that has led to the creation of smart learning systems and machines. Dr. Kunle Hassan’s lecture was on the role of innovation in the inevitable future of healthcare, he alsoshared his journeyso far from, medical school to coming up with the vision of Eye Foundation. Finally, Oju Omamogho (Doctoora Health), Wale Fashina (CEO, PHARSH PHARM), Sam Immanuel (Semicolon Africa), Abimbola Adebakin (CEO, Mymedicines, ‘Advantage Health) rounded up the talks with an. interactive panel session on “Inspiration or Experience; The Key to Innovation” This was a topic that had them discuss attaining the level of creativity we need to reform Healthcare deliveryinNigeria. ‘We could never have achieved this without the support of God and special individuals and companies who worked with us. Weare grateful to Dr. Kunle Hassan (CEO, Eye Foundation) and other staff at Eye Foundation whose roles were pivotal to the success of this event, Prof. FT Ogunsola, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Lagos for her continuous love and support, Dr. Sam. Akinluyi, Prof FEA Lesi, Abimbola Adebakin, Dr. S.A Adebisi ( Director, ESDC UNILAG), lecturers in various departments of the college of medicine, Life Kbites that contributed financially towards this event, Agbarakwe Emeka for the event branding and designs and the teams that participated in the competition, ushers that volunteered and to everyone that attended theevent. We look forward to seeing you at the next KB KLUB'sevent. Cheers id AIYEYEMI ABIMBOLA VICE-ROY/ VICE-PRESIDENT 2018/19® () Peer MediPh eer ou have not lived COPA Keport until you have done GOLDEN JUBILEE Contains OmcOn coy who cannot pay you back” ee a) “you have not lived until you have done something for someone who cannot pay you back” -John Bunyan Iwill like to appreciate the members of the Executive Committee, the Golden Jubilee Organizing Committee, my fellow Kbites and all Life Kbites, for their massive support in making this year a success. | am grateful for the opportunity to have served as the Kbrite of the 2019 session. This role came with various challenges, but with the support of my fellow Kbites, we were able to conquer themall. Ultimately, | am grateful to God Almighty for the success of our Aderoju Paul aed Kbrite 2018 -2019 BRIEF HISTORY OF COPA (COMMITTEE ON PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES). In 1969, a group of medical students of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos came together and founded the KB KLUB onatripod of Philanthropy, Academic Excellence and Social Empowerment. They saw the need toalleviate suffering and improve the well-being of the less- privileged, and thus made philanthropy the core ethos of the KB KLUB, and striving within its means to reach out to the needy in the society. Early philanthropic events of the Klub included taking children from orphanage homes on picnics, celebrating Valentine's Day with the disabled, donating food and clothing materials to the less privileged, etc. These activities quickly became part of the norms and traditions of the KB KLUB, and yearly, we have charity visits to institutions such as Wesley Schools 1&2, Pachelli School for the blind, Modupe Cole Memorial School for the mentally impaired, lle-Anu & Atunda-Olu Schools, Heart of Gold Hospital, Cheshire Home, Bethesda Home for the blind, just tomentiona few. As the years passed, we became more innovative with our philanthropic activities as we began to organize more projects such as Medical Outreaches, Health Awareness Programs, Blood Drives, Donation of facilities to CMUL, etc. All through the year, we make it a priority to put a smile on the faces of various people.MediPhil 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB VALENTINE’S DAY 2019. Philanthropic activities for this year began witha visit to Lagos State Special Correctional Centre for Girls, Idi-Araba, Lagos on Valentine's Day (14th of February). We were there last year to donate clothing items after a successful KB Kollect, thanks to students of the College of Medicine. This year, we donated gift items deemed beneficial to the students of the school and we were well appreciated in return. On arrival at the school, we were greeted by the school’s principal, Mrs. Adeniji, and the wards who were seated in the hall. We then had ahad a brief introductory session with the school’s staff, where we exchanged pleasantries and talked about the history betweenthe KBKLUBandthe school. Next, we had interactive sessions with the students, which were in three phases: motivational and personal development session by the KB Curator, Kbite Shaniyi; academic excellence session by the Keebite, Kbite Ekpe-Iko; hygiene session by Kbite Eze. The Kbrite, Kbite Aderoju, then gave the closing remarks and the Valentine's Day cake was cut. We then proceeded to the donation of items totheschool. EPEEYE MEDICAL OUTREACH 2019 (Focus 1.37). The Eye Medical Outreach 2019 was the second major philanthropic activity of the Klub this year. It took place on the 6th of April, 2019, at Epe General Hospital, and was carried out in association with Eye Foundation Hospital Group, with the kind support of Life Kbite Dr. Kunle Hassan. The event kicked off with interactive session between Dr. Oladapo Ogunbekun, aresident ophthalmologist at Eye Foundation Group, and the community members. He spoke about good hygienic practices for the eyes, and how to properly care for theeyes. We then proceeded to the outreach. The flow was registration of the community members, Clerking of attendees, Screening test for visual acuity then Consultation where the ophthalmologist attended to each person. People requiring lenses were then directed to the optometrist, who dispatched lenses andeyedropstothose whoneeded them. ew Pe tet dMediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB Thereafter, community members who required cataract surgery (15 community members required cataract surgery) were registered and they were given appointments for the operations. The surgeries were done between the 8" and 9* of April, 2019, all done entirely free of cost to the community members. People who also required special care outside the cases mentioned above were referred to Eye Foundation Hospital at Ijebu-Mushin, Ogun State, where they would have their procedures doneatdiscounted rates. LIFE KBITE DR. SAM AKINLUY! HOSPITAL OUTREACHPROGRAM 2019 This event took place on the 22nd of October, 2019, after Life Kbite Dr. Sam Akinluyi donated generously so that we can help indigent patients sufferingfromchronic conditions and have found itdifficult to pay for their hospital bills. Prior to the outreach, all logistics were planned with the Chairman, Medical Advisory ‘Committee (CMAC), Professor Adeyemo, Head of Nursing Services, Head of Social Services department who all commended the gesture and helped in drafting a list of indigent patients. We put priority on patients in Paediatrics and Obstetricsunits. We got a list of indigent patients: nine patients who had been discharged but could not pay up their hospital bills, and five patients who were still being treated in the hospital. We paid N50,000 each for the patients undergoing treatment, paid part payments for other patients and donated various instruments like glucometer, SPO2machineetc. to the hospital. A novel Late Prof. Femi-Pearse Memorial Quiz Competition among the departments of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and a ground-breaking ceremony for the renovation of the multipurpose court within the students’ hostel premises. PHILANTHROPIC DAY 2019 The 50 annual philanthropic day heldon the 15" of August, 2019 with Life Kbites, Kbites, the Management of the College of Medicine, and several friends and beneficiaries of the Klub in attendance. The activities for the day included a cultural and arts performance by students of Bethesda Home for the Blind, and Atunda-Olu schools,WacrelL ed L Pee) COON Meno aca KING OF THE COURT YY cr cos At the start of the year 2020, the KB Klub organized the biggest Sen te eM eee me eet Rea es Rea sR oh eo ae es enemas gc Eau Eee ca eh PERO esc eee ic ta auencon CR od SMe CIA eect ica Cl SIC cca ence oot ao Cora ee MEM Zeke Dene ge cen RecN Mes ce ed Perea ee Muna ee Renee cea ead project tomark the 50" Anniversary of our beloved Klub. 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COSA Report Bakare Ifeoluwa ~ OF CONTENT Exclusive Interview with the 16 Provost College of Medicine, University of Lagos Prot. David Adewale A. 2 2 Expert viewion COVID-19 gue CMA eas) Oyetayo OluwabamiseMediPhil 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK PN) a eP ea EA KB-Editor (Editor-in-chief) Oar CE gfiered Readery It is with utmost reverence that | present to you this year's annual publication of the KB KLUB, the MediPhil'21 themed: vitaNova. Les Brown said ‘it snot over until l win’, an adaptation ofthe popular saying “itisnotover untilitis over’. Weareatacrucial pointinhistory. Thereisa giant leap of mutation of thestatus quo and itisno doubt that the harbinger of this mutation, the corona virus pandemic affected all aspects and sectors of life and the KB Klub wasn't eftout. After the last editionof the Medi-Philin 2018, we hosted a myriad of events which also included the glorius Golden jubilee week events. However, we were faced with challenges just like the rest of the world and we couldn't keep up with our readers. Despite the challenges, we were ready to pick up the baton and determined to overcome. This edition of the MediPhil is unique. Though it is a 2021 edition, a special portion of the magazine is reserved for events that happened during the Golden Jubilee anniversaryin 2019. VITA NOVA are Latin words which translate to New- Life in English. This compound word connotes and brilliantly captures the ever-green KB KLUB that has been touching lives in a magnificent way since its inception. This culture is now being maintained and refined by the newer generation of kbites who have kept the ball rolling. ‘The KB KLUB, a klub with STYLE and PANACHE, an association to be reckoned with started in 1969 by group of male medical students headed by Professor Oladapo Ashiru, OFR. The vison was simple yet ‘encompassing. The vision was to gain recognition as a premier developer of law-abiding citizens, principled leaders, and philanthropist. With that in mind, it is not surprising that we have younger Life Kbites who have setadistinctcareerpathsin Medicine, Entrepreneurship and Academics just like the founding fathers have. To showcase this richness possessed by the KB Klub and tobe in tandem with the theme of the magazine, we have decided to use amuch younger Life kbiteas the face of our magazine. Special thanks to the Almighty God, our dearest sponsors, distinguished partners, revered Life Kbites, indefatigable members of the editorial board, indispensable content contributors, the amazing student populace and the entirety of the KB KLUB for the undiluted and unflinching support, contributions, hard work, diligence, tenacity and commitment towards making this publication asuccess. Reviews, comments and suggestions are most welcome via our email kbklubcmul@yahoo.com, Wewishyouahappy reading. Yoursintogethernessae ON] pelAkinwande Foluso ‘SOL MBBS ViceroytVice-president ‘3001 Physiology KE Protocol Folly Oluwaremilekun ‘80s ‘Adepoju tbrahim ‘SOOLME:BS KB Eator/Editorin-chiet Olomiyete AyobamiNgini Chinazom Okpala Paschal '500L MB:BS 3001 Physiot Adebanjo Toluwalase ‘Okusanya Sola Olanrewaju Oladayo 600 L Physitherapy Phys Shaniyi Oluseye Olatunji Oreoluwa Alli Toluwani ‘Onyenyeomwu Tobe 500L Ma:Bs DOL Physiolagy Mts 4001 PhytoloeyMediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES One of the fundamental ethos of the KB KLUB is to continue to promote academic empowerment among students of the College of Medicine and the University of Lagos at large. With the damaging effects of the pandemic, we were still able to pull off a successful academic day in 2020 and 2021. In 2020, we organized a #STACK Webinar themed Navigating a Career in Non-Clinical Healthcare. This webinar held on Wednesday, the 10th of June 2020 at 6pm on the zoom platform. In total, we had over 100 people that registered for the event. The guest speaker was Dr Lola Odedere, a seasoned expert in healthcare financing and management and at the time, the team lead of operations at AXA Mansard, The event was moderated by the KB Viceroy, Kbite Akinwande. Our guest spoke on the increasing need for medical graduates to be more open minded about the field of non- clinical healthcare. She spoke on the various career paths that await medical graduates who were not interested in clinical practice. There was a Question and Answer session afterwards and the event ended on a good note. In 2021, the world began to move on from the pandemic step by step as the nationwide lockdown was being lifted in bits. Even with this, physical activities of the Klub could not begin in the entire magnitude of itself. The financial implications of the pandemic on different companies, the industrial strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the frequent sending home of students from the hostels were important factors as to why we could not host a large physical event for our academic day. This however did not stop us from carrying out one of our core ethos, which is academic empowerment. We hosted the PROFESSOR AYODEJI FEMI-PEARSE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION in honour of our late and immediate past Grand Patron among students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Registration for this event started and ended on the 15th of October, 2021 and 31st of October, 2021, respectively.MediPhi 2021 EDITION [AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB The theme for the essay competition was TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE THROUGH FINTECH. The guest judges for the competition were Dr Temitope Ogunwole and Life Kbite Adesegun Damazio. A panel of student essay writers were instituted to look through all the essays that were sent in and identify the top 5 essays through acarefully prepared guideline, The top 5 essays were sent to the guest judges from which the winners emerged. The winner of the essay competition wona sum of N50,000 while the first runner up won a sum of N25,000. There was also an online event to mark the main academic day of the year 2021 which serves as a prequel to the healthcare and fintech conference for 2022. This event held on Friday, the 17th of December, 2021 at 10am on the zoom platform. The guest speaker for the event was Dr Adaorah Momodu, the Chief Operations Officer at Oncopadi Technologies Limited.She spoke about the intersection between healthcare and technology and about all the work Oncopadiis doingintheworld of cancer care. The winners of the essay competition were announced during this event and were given their prizesafterwards. In attendance of this event was the Chief of Operations at FintechNGR, Dr Babatunde Obrimah. There were over 60 people in attendance anditended at about 11:15am. For the year 2022, we are hosting a major conference that will bring together experts in the field of Healthcare, FinTech and Health IT. It is aimed at providing an ecosystem to foster multi-disciplinary partnerships in the Healthcare and FinTech space as an approach towards fast tracking the future of healthcare in Nigeria. WATCH THIS ‘SPACE!!! AKINWANDE FOLUSO VICE-ROY/CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC ACTIVITIESMediPhil 2021 EDITION AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB Transforming Healthcare Through Fintech PANG CMY ele ee aN The healthcare industry of every nation holds the key to a sustainable future for such nation. Healthcare, as we see today has developed from thecrudetimes oftrialsanderrorstotimeswhere we engage in laser technologies and augmented reality hologram-assisted surgery. The growth of technology has led to significantly huge booms and progressions in several industries across the world and one of such industries is the Financial Technology industry, popularly called FINTECH. Fintech refers to any business that uses technology to enhance or automate financial services and processes. The healthcare system, despite its technological development in care delivery, still suffers and struggles through a number of ways. Establishing proper data management, while also warding off cyber attackers poses to be at the forefront of problems the Healthcare system face. The healthcare industry receives one of the largest influx of consumers(patients) and as such, keeping proper track and security of patients’ details is most paramount. While documentation might be an existing problem, a proper infusion of Financial Technology could help tackle this problem successfully.Fintech companies can provide online services which could be in-app or website services that ensure ease is possible in working with patientdata. Through this, fintechcan ensure thatthe security, availability and effective retrieval of patient data is achieved, In the world today, processing payment for healthcare services has proven to not just be very costly, but also complicated, stressful,and time consuming, Aclearpathneeds to be provided when it comes to paying medical bills, as variations and errors are always bound to arise when manual labor is employed. With Financial Technology and the use of Artificial Intelligence-driven Data analysis, bills for medical procedures and drugs could be better processed, and this could help to build a strong credibility base for the hospital. Financial Technology could also help patients to better their savingsandinvestment habits. Itis also important to note that the ever-growing economy of cryptocurrency would always come in necessary when plans towards the transformation of healthcare are being made. Countries are beginning to establish a number of verified and thriving cryptocurrency coins as legal tender and this could aid in healthcare. Fintech companies that tow the path of insurance would find investments such as this brilliantly beneficial as it would be able to help patients who might incur huge hospital bills, thereby reducing, application for loans and taking huge burdens off patients whowould have togo throughrecovery.