Category: Health

Kunle Adelabu The management of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, has continued to look for ways of improving health care delivery to thousands of residents, especially in the area of taking Ikorodu out of the bracket of Local Government with the high death rate of mother and child during pregnancy by gathering major stakeholders to discuss ways forward. Nigeria is currently ranked number two in the world after India in terms of high death rate for pregnancy related deaths. The forum,  tagged, ‘Stakeholder’s meeting on maternal, perinatal and mortality reduction in…

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Our Reporter About 200 residents of Imota Local Council Development Area in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, benefitted from the free medical checkup organized by the Imota Students’ Union (ISU) to kick off its 2020 Students Week. The Imota annex of the Ikorodu General Hospital came alive on Monday (yesterday) as beneficiaries, who were mostly aged citizens, pregnant women, adults, and young people residing in the Imota community, trooped out enmasse to benefit from the medical exercise. The Ranodu of Imota, His Royal Majesty, Oba Mudashiru Ajibade Bakare…

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Wale Jagun Gov. Babajide Sanwo – Olu on Thursday, July 30, 2020, opened O – Care Medical Face Mask factory in Lagos. The factory which is a subsidiary of Transgreen Nigeria Limited, a local manufacturer of medical equipment, such as respirator, ventilator, hand gloves and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), is situated in Odofin Park Estate, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the State, The O-Care face mask is said to be the first certified medical face mask locally produced in Nigeria in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. Sanwo…

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Kunle Adelabu -Girl says she wants to go to school After 14 years that young Imole Wahab, a resident of Ikorodu, has been in darkness due to defects in her eyes from birth, she has finally lived up to her name, ‘lmole’ (which means light), as she regained her sights on Friday, June 26, 2020, after a second successful surgery at the Ajayi Medical Centre, sponsored by the Ikorodu Diamond Lions Club. The first surgery, which corrected the left eye, was conducted about two weeks ago (specifically on Tuesday, June…

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Kunle Adelabu The new Medical Director of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Dr Taiwo K. Hassan, has been charged by the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Lagos State, to take the hospital to greater heights. Dr Taiwo Hassan, on Thursday, June 11,2020, took over the leadership of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, as the new Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer from Dr (Mrs) Adenike Odubiyi who retired same day. The new MD/CEO adopted a new name, “Omobowale’ during the ceremony marking his official resumption. It was a…

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Kunle Adelabu The immediate past Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Dr (Mrs) Adeniyi M. T. Odubiyi, has stated that health officers at the General Hospital are no longer afraid to attend to patients, especially those infected with COVID – 19, due to the availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Mrs Odubiyi, who was transferred to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, few weeks ago to manage the crisis that her immediate predecessor had with frontline officials and other staff, disclosed this at a send forth ceremony organized in…

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Knunle Adelabu The General Hospital, Ikorodu, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, took delivery of important medical items that would help in protecting medical and health officers of the hospital who has been in the frontline of the fight against COVID – 19 which has been ravaging the global village. The items were donated by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)and a former three –term lawmaker representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa. The items were 20 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and 30…

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Jare Babatunde The Medical Director of Ijede General Hospital, Dr. (Mrs.) Olufunmilayo Bankole, has disclosed that over 190 patients benefitted from the free medical treatment directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the month of April 2020. Dr. Bankole said that the free medical treatment was in compliance with the Governor’s promise that the State will pay the medical bills incurred by patients admitted to public healthcare facilities during the lockdown. The gesture, according to her, was a way of lessening the burden of medical expenses on patients during the lockdown…

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There seems to be hope in sight for humanity to deal with the deadly and ravaging Coronavirus as vaccine developed by German firm BioNTech and US drug giant, Pfizer, has been given the green light for human testing.  PM NEWS reported that BBC stated in its report that, the trial will begin with 200 healthy people, aged between 18 and 55, being given the vaccine.  “This is a good sign that the development of a vaccine in Germany is so progressing that we can start with the first studies,” the…

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