Category: Health

Our Editor In a bid to sensitise and encourage Lagosians to donate blood, the Service Charter team in conjunction with the Laboratory Department of General Hospital, Ijede, has embarked on a free blood donation drive at Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). The Director, Clinical Services and Training, General Hospital, Ijede, Dr. Babatope Oni, said the essence of the advocacy drive was to encourage people to cultivate the habit of donating blood in order to reduce the number of people who lose their lives as a result of…

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Wale Jagun Three of the seven Church members of The Redeemed Evangalical Mission (TREM), Liberty Center and residents of Oke – Oriya, having cataract challenges, were yesterday (Thursday) given free operation. The patients were detected to be in need of surgery to remove their cataracts during the free eye tests conducted at the TREM Liberty Centre, Ikorodu, as part of its community impact programmes in honour of the 70th birthday anniversary of Bishop Peace Okonkwo, wife of the Presiding Bishop of TREM. The surgery took place at the Eye Foundation…

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Our Editor The Environmental Officer of General Hospital, Ijede, Mrs. Rita Ehinmetan, has called on the general public to continually cultivate the habit of cleaning the environment to make it habitable for all and future generations. Ehinmetan made the call while speaking at a sensitisation campaign programme organised by the hospital to commemorate the year 2022 World Environmental Day, noting that the essence of this year’s celebration is to advocate a cleaner environment. She emphasised the urgent need to guard and protect the environment jealously for the health and well…

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Kunle Adelabu -Calls for trauma, dialysis centres In furtherance of its upgrade and rehabilitation of the medical facilities and provision of good and quality services to patients, the management of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, took delivery of an elevator system. According to Dr Taiwo Hassan, the Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of the 286 – bed facility hospital established in 1983, the elevator, which was procured to aid patients’ movement from one ward to another, would be installed by the end of this month or first…

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Jare Babatunde Residents of Ikorodu have been provided an opportunity to get their sights corrected with free eye treatments by an Eye Foundation Hospital, in conjunction with RHODA Youth Centre. At the exercise scheduled to come up on February 17, 2022, residents would have access to free screening and cataract  removal surgery. The screening starts at 8.00am at Rhoda Youth Centre Main Auditorium, 23, Abiodun Ogunleye Street, Solomade, Ikorodu. Facilitator of the exercise and Director, RHODA Youth Centre, however, charged residents to seize the opportunity being provided by the free…

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Kunle Adelabu -Sets to help improve infant and maternal mortality rate in the country Disturbed by the level of the infant and maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, the Abike Dabiri Foundation has decided to intervene with the aim of improving the situation. The initiator and sponsor of the Foundation who  is also the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and three – term Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa, paid a courtesy visit to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, on Saturday, January 8, 2022, where she…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State government during the week launched a comprehensive nutrition programme for 5000 underprivileged pregnant women to tackle cognitive and learning disabilities in newborns. The Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rolled out the Mother, Infant and Child (M.I.C.H.) Initiative which is being coordinated by the Office of the Civic Engagement, to address nutritional needs of pregnant women across the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke…

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Wale Jagun The Chairman of the Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board, Professor Adebukola Olushola Ositelu, has stated there is a traditional remedy for the COVID – 19 virus that is ravaging the global village. She said that many people have been using the remedy with positive results. Prof. Ositelu said this in an interview with THE IMPACT during the sensitization and advocacy programme of the traditional medicine board held at the Ayangbure palace during the week. She, however, said that NAFDAC, the body responsible for the regulations of drugs in…

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Kunle Adelabu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. ObafemiHamzat kicked – off the vaccine roll out as they received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. They were vaccinated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Lagos Mainland on Friday. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, took the first shot of the vaccine in the state. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile,  the Governor speaking after the vaccination corroborated the World Health Organization (W.H.O), testifying to the safety of the vaccine. He…

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