Category: Health

COWLSO Donates Two Incubator Ambulances To Gbagada, Island Maternity Hospitals

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Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Wednesday said that no effort would be spared, to achieve zero infant mortality in the State.   She made the commitment during the donation of two transport incubator ambulance to Gbagada General Hospital and Lagos Island Maternity, by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), as part of their health intervention project for this year.   A transport incubator ambulance is specially designed to transport ‘pre-mature’ babies to standard medical facilities, equipped with Intensive Care Unit (ICU).   She…

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Lagos Donates N365M Mobile Clinic For Cancer Treatment

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-Says facility’ll give hope to patients of cancer-related diseases The Lagos State Government on Wednesday handed over a Mobile Cancer Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of residents afflicted with cancer-related diseases as well as increase advocacy to prevent the spread of the scourge.   State Governor, Mr. Governor Ambode, who spoke while handing over the facility to the representatives of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a nongovernmental organisation in the forefront of cancer awareness, at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, said it was in fulfillment of his…

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Hon. Sanai Agunbiade's Health Initiative: Ilera L'oro

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OUR HEALTH, OUR WEALTH In furtherance to his humble drive to give back to his constituents, Hon. S.O.B AGUNBIADE has commissioned CLEARLINE Health Management Organisation International, (offering health insurance Product called BetterHealth) to conduct medical screening on interested members of Ikorodu Constituency 1(comprising Ikorodu Local Government, Ikorodu West, and Ikorodu North) on February 14th (Valentine Day). The programme will hold at Ayangbure’s Palace Pavillion . Provisions have been made for a total of 1000 constituents to benefit from this health Insurance Scheme. In addition, persons screened, will also enjoy free medical…

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Lagos Procures N2.5 Billion Health Equipment For Hospitals

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The Lagos State Government has procured N2.5 billion health equipment for General Hospitals in the state in a bid to boost the secondary healthcare system. The Commissioner, on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria said  the health sector had witnessed an alarmingly progressive increase in the health facility utilization trends for key health care services, with the procurement of N2.5 billion health facilities to boost the sector. “This is especially pertinent with respect to the health needs of various population age groups with a resultant overstretching of the resources/capacity of…

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Comrade Sholanke Organises Free Medical Tests For Teachers In Ikorodu

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Wale JAGUN, Seun Ajayi & Joseph Folarin As a way of appreciating God for preserving his life to witness another year and in recognition of the role teachers played in his life, Comrade Lateef ‘Arizona’ Sholanke, on Tuesday, December 12,2017,organised free medical tests and drugs distribution for the teaching and non-teaching staff in three schools in Ikorodu.   The event, which featured Health talk, free medical checks, free diabetes test, free HIV test and free drugs distribution, was in the commemoration of his birtrhday.   The programme was tagged, ‘A…

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Maternal Mortality: Utilise Govt Health Facilities, Ambode’s Wife Tells Expectant Mothers

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Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has again called on expectant mothers in the state, to utilise Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and skilled birth attendants, to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality. She gave the charge on Tuesday, November 20, 2017, at a town hall meeting on reduction of maternal and child mortality, in Epe local government, organized by the State’s Ministry of Health. Mrs. Ambode noted that refusal by expectant mothers for various reasons to access obstetric services, was a major contributor to…

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