Category: Health

The two major medical facilities being facilitated and constructed at the General Hospital, Ikorodu, by Rep. Babajimi Benson, representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency and the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL) have progressed tremendously and are nearing completion. While the Trauma Centre was facilitated by Rep. Benson through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that of the IDPIL is being sponsored by its Chairman, Odofin Adewunmi Ogunsanya, SAN, the Odofin of Ikorodu. The trauma centre whose foundation was laid on October 7, 2024, by…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -40 detected cases to get free surgery In its quest to have a community free of cataract and other eye challenges that may lead to blindness, the Ibeshe Kingdom Development Association (IKIDASS) has mobilised 500 residents for eye screening. At the free screening held last week and organized in partnership with the Eye Foundation Hospital, held inside the Fashola Estate directly opposite the Nichemtex PLC. Over 200 of the beneficiaries were given free glasses and over 40 cases of cataract were detected. According to the…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has embarked on the upgrade of 27 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state under the IMPACT Project, with completion expected within the next three to four months. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, gave this assurance during the official handover ceremony for the upgrading of the selected PHCs, held recently at Palm Avenue PHC in Mushin. Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Ibrahim Akinwunmi Mustafa, mni, the Commissioner emphasised that the state government, in…

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Wale Jagun 114 patients who were discovered during the two -day free cataract screening and surgery programme organized by the RHODA Youth Centre in conjunction with Eye Foundation Hospital, are being operated freely for cataract surgery in Ikorodu. A total of 349 people were screened during the two – day exercise with 122 patients receiving glasses,15 glaucoma detected and about 30 other residents received free drugs. 82 patients referred for further screenings. Only 8 patients were pronounced not with any eye defect. The exercise took place at the RHODA Youth…

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Kunle Adelabu A total of 244 residents of Ikorodu and dwellers from other places were screened at the opening day of the free cataract screening and surgery programme . The exercise which started today will be concluded tomorrow. The initiative which is sponsored by the RHODA Youth Centre in conjunction with Eye Foundation Hospital, is meant to offer free cataract surgery for those that have the eye disease. The two – day screening which is targeting 500 residents is holding at the RHODA Youth Centre, Abiodun Ogunleye Street, Solomade, Ikorodu.…

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Wale Jagun The state-of-the-art Neonatal Ward and Mother’s Bay at the Agbala Annexe of General Hospital Ikorodu has been commissioned. Funded by Lions Clubs International Foundation and Ikorodu Doyen Lions Club, this facility is a game-changer for maternal and neonatal healthcare in Ikorodu community. The commissioning event held during the week, was graced by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Benjamin Eniayewun, and board members of the Lagos State Health Service Commission. Equipped with cutting-edge…

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Mariam Akinloye Residents of Ikorodu have been called upon to register for the annual free eye cataract surgery programme organized by the RHODA Youth Centre in partnership with Eye Foundation Hospital. The exercise which targets 500 residents for the eye cataract screening and surgery, is slated for 12th and 13th February, 2025, at the RHODA Youth Centre, 23, Abiodun Ogunlewe Street, Solomade Estate, Ikorodu. Interested members of the public are enjoined to register online: https://forms.gle/CE6zzuNUPGc6S2sq9 They can also pick forms at the IKODASS office, Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu. Several residents…

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Wale Jagun In remembrance of their father and in fulfilment of their pledge the family of Late Pa Musibau Andu Sokefun donated a phototherapy equipment to the General Hospital Ikorodu. The family had raised funds for the purchase of the equipment at the firdaus prayer for late Andu Sokefu, last December at the Igbogbo Central Mosque. The Andu Family led by Alhaji Yahya Andu, the Bobaselu of Igbogbo kingdom, donated the equipment December 27, 2024. They were received by Dr Taiwo Hassan, Medical Doctor/Chief Executive Officer, General Hospital Ikorodu, with…

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Olowu Olumide In commemoration of its ten years anniversary, the Samaritan Mission to Africa, a humanitarian group continue with the gesture of providing free medical services and food palliative for 400 residents of Igbogbo. For a decade, the group has focused on supporting those that are homeless, refugees, and victims of natural disasters and famine across the continent. The group support the needy through supply of relief in emergencies and used food assistance to build peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict by providing food, water, shelter, medical…

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