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Philanthropist Okwuluora vows to personally fund woman's medical treatment, says no fundraising needed
Popular philanthropist Okwuluora says he will take full responsibility for the medical treatment of a woman whose condition has drawn wide public attention, paying all costs from his own pocket until she recovers. He plans to send her photograph to doctors at Parklane Hospital and the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) in Enugu for assessment, then bring her and her family in for treatment once they approve. He said he first stepped back because some people around her appeared more interested in the money that could be raised than in her wellbeing, but he has now decided to go ahead without any public fundraising. Once she has recovered, he said, an account could be opened for well-wishers who want to support her.
- Okwuluora said concerns about her safety made him reconsider his involvement before he decided to proceed.
- Her case has also sparked a debate online, with some Nigerians asking why pastors who claim to perform healing miracles have not stepped forward to help her.
- Others are asking why cases like hers so often depend on expensive treatment and public donations.
