Osinbajo unveils Alakija’s 250-bed medical research hospital in Osun

Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (R), Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke (L) and Dr Folorunso Alakija (C) at the inauguration of the medical research hospital in Osogbo. Photo: Bola Bamigbola

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Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday inaugurated a 250-bed Modupe and Folorunso Alakija Medical Research and Training Hospital in Osogbo, Osun State.

The hospital, donated by a philanthropist and Chancellor of Osun State University, Dr Folorunso Alakija, was handed over to the institution to boost medical education, research and healthcare delivery.

Speaking at the inauguration, Osinbajo described the facility as occupying a “rare and vital space,” noting that it would serve as a centre for learning, research and discovery.

He said the hospital would enable students of medicine and allied health sciences to acquire practical skills, conduct ethical research and translate scientific discoveries into quality healthcare.

Osinbajo said, “Here, students of medicine and allied health sciences will learn not only how to treat disease, but how to ask the right questions and how to conduct ethical research and how to translate scientific discovery into compassionate care.

“This hospital strengthens the bridge between theory and practice, education and service, research and real-world impact.

“In doing so, it positions Osun State and Nigeria more broadly as a serious contributor to medical knowledge production and not merely a consumer of medicine and medical services. In the wider West African context, this hospital represents promise and potential.”

Osinbajo commended the Alakija family for investing in health education and research, describing the gesture as a legacy measured in lives saved and futures transformed.

“Today would not have been possible without the extraordinary public spiritedness, generosity and vision of the Alakija family. In choosing to invest in health education and research, the Alakijas have chosen the most profound form of legacy.

“A legacy measured not in bricks alone, but in lives that are saved, minds that are trained and futures that are transformed,” Osinbajo stated.

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, also lauded the donation, saying he was impressed by the size of the facility and the quality of medical and diagnostic equipment installed.

“I was marvelled at what I saw here in terms of the magnitude of the facility and the top-notch medical and diagnostic equipment items being installed.

“This is great beyond description; huge beyond valuation. I must state boldly that Governments across the globe have been finding it extremely difficult to fund both education and health care effectively,” Adeleke said.

Providing details of the hospital, the Vice-Chancellor of UNIOSUN, Prof. Clement Adeboye, said the facility has 250 admission beds, 20 clinical departments and five non-clinical departments.

He said the hospital also houses community health units, maternity and neonatal care services, digital research and diagnostic laboratories, four modern operating theatres and advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, including CT scan, MRI, ultrasound and X-ray.

Adeboye added that the hospital is equipped with cardiac and ophthalmology theatres, digitised delivery rooms, neonatal intensive care units, dialysis centres, intensive care units, a modern mortuary and other specialised facilities.

In her remarks, Alakija said the hospital was established to serve as an alternative source of revenue for the university while addressing gaps caused by brain drain, shortage of medical personnel and dilapidated health infrastructure.

She said the facility would help improve health outcomes in Osun State and Nigeria, calling on partners to support the university’s vision of transforming healthcare delivery.

“This hospital stands as a beacon of hope, a promise of healing, and a bold step toward transforming healthcare in Osun State, throughout Nigeria, and across Africa.

“However, to expand our vision, Osun State University will need partners who see beyond today. Partners who believe in saving lives. Partners who know that when you invest in health, you invest in the nation,” Alakija said.

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