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Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Free Surgeries For 150 Residents In Ijede

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Our Reporter Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday flagged off free surgical intervention programme for residents of the State as part of activities to commemorate the 100 days in office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration. The free health mission, which is being organized by the State Government in partnership with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation, features free surgeries for residents suffering from Lipoma, Hernia, Fibroid and Breast Lumps, as well as free Dental and general health screening. Speaking at the flag off ceremony held at…

Special Report: Ganiyat’s Kidney Transplant….The Journey So Far

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Following the outcry for public help by Mrs. Iyabo Sanni, mother of Ms Ganiyat Sanni whose two kidneys were damaged and was in urgent need of transplant, THE IMPACT took up the campaign after it was posted to its Whatsap Chat platform by Mr Bolu Hassan. The administrator of the media platform immediately setup a committee comprising Mrs Funke Awoyemi, a community development advocate and business woman, Comrade Mani Shonubi , Mr Ibrahim Alani Onibudo, a student in Canada, Mr Bolu Hassan and Kunle Adelabu, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief and administrator of…

Family Appeals To Public For Financial Assistance For Cancer patient, Ajayi Luqman

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Kunle ADELABU The family of Luqman Ajayi, 39, who has been diagnosed for colon cancer, has appealed to the members of the public to come to their aid in funding his medical treatment. The patient and his family are residents of 16, Ire Akidana Street, Igbogbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State. Luqman , who was formerly living at Haruna in Ikorodu , attended United High School in Ikorodu in 2000 for his secondary education and later proceeded to the Lagos State Polytechnic…

How Lagos Will Achieve Universal Health Coverage By Sanwo-Olu

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening public health research and boosting the capacity of healthcare workers towards achieving the Item 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, spoke at the yearly symposium of the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) where he assured the audience of his administration’s willingness to pursue actions and policy frameworks that’ll help the state improve on universal health coverage indices. The week-long event with the theme: “Strengthening Health Research Education and Service Delivery for…

Sanwo-Olu Kicks Off Free Medical Exercise Friday

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Wale JAGUN The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu will on Friday flag off a free healthcare programme targeted at combating organ impairment and life-threatening ailments among children. The initiative falls within the pillar in the Governor’s vision to improve access to quality healthcare in the state. The programme will be held in seven Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state for six days, during which beneficiaries will be screened and treated for observed illnesses. The free medical mission is being held in collaboration with Healthcare Mission International, a…

Lagos Seals Illegal Traditional Medicine Facilities In Ikorodu

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Impact Newspaper

The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has sealed the facilities of illegal traditional medicine practitioners in Ikorodu area of the State in its quest to rid Lagos of unwholesome practices. Speaking on the exercise, Mr. Kemi Kadiku, Director of LSTMB, stated that members of its Task Force acted on the information received from representatives in Ikorodu Local Government Area where the team discovered many fake and unregistered facilities. According to him, “Our Task Force gang got reliable information from our men on ground at Ikorodu that many Traditional Medicine practitioners…

LASG Holds Maternal, Newborn Health Week

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Lagos State government is set to reduce Child Morbidity and Mortality as it marks the 2019 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week which is geared towards the provision of health interventions surrounding maternal, newborn and child health care in the State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Titilayo Goncalves made this known at a press conference held today at the Ministry, stating that the government remains committed to providing interventions surrounding maternal, newborn and child health in the State as maternal, peri-natal and child health is…

You Will Live To Fulfill Your Destiny –Hon. Benson tells Ganiyat

June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Kunle ADELABU The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson, today, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, visited Ganiyat Sanni, the girl with kidney problem, at the Medical Emergency hall of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, and assured her and her family that she will survive her present condition. The two term lawmaker, who arrived the hospital at 11.30 in the company of Mr Bayo Oteju, his Senior Legislative Aide, was welcome by members of Ganiyat family and members of the #SaveGaniyatSanni…

Polio Eradication: Lagos To Issue Executive Order To Administer Vaccines On Private Schools Pupils

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Impact Newspaper

/The Lagos State Government on Monday disclosed that an Executive Order would soon be signed to compel owners of private primary schools in the state to give unrestricted access to polio eradication officers into their premises to administer anti-polio vaccines on their pupils so as to protect them against the killer disease. The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat disclosed this when he received in audience, the Incident Manager at the Nigerian National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication, Dr. Usman Adamu and the team leader of the WHO…

Lagos Kicks Off Second Round Of 2019 Polio Vaccination Campaign

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Our Reporter The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced the Second round of 2019 Polio Vaccination Campaign which was preceded by a sensitisation training for health reporters, journalists, and correspondents ahead of the statewide polio vaccine administration. Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary, Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Tayo Lawal pointed out that tremendous progress has been made in the drive to eradicate polio and drastically reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Lawal said that the objectives of the campaign are…