Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Thompson Abayomi Oshin Health and Education Foundation has donated a state-of-the-art edifice to the University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Oyo State as a way to immortalise the pioneering contributions of their father, Dr. Thompson Oshin, to the growth and development of physiotherapy in Nigeria and Africa. The chairman of the foundation, Dr.
Segun Oshin, said they embarked on the project to honour their father in response to a request from the College of Medicine, UI, because he was the first African physiotherapist and he also started physiotherapy training in Nigeria. He said the foundation would also endow a prize in the Faculty of Nursing of the College in memory of their mother, Mrs. Adepeju Oshin, who retired as a Senior Matron from UCH.
The edifice was inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Dr. Abayomi Oshin’s 98th birthday. The President, represented by Dr.
Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare, described the building as a significant milestone in advancing education and health in Nigeria. “Today, we celebrate a beacon of hope and generosity embodied by the Thompson Abayomi Oshin Health and Education Foundation. “This commitment to improving education and healthcare in Nigeria is a testament to the enduring spirit of philanthropy that defines the nation,” he said.
According to the president, the donation of the building is not merely a gift to UI but a symbol of hope and progress which should remi.