Category: Health

/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…

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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…

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Kunle ADELABU -Hon. Solaja pledges governor’s intervention, donates N100, 000 Mrs Iyabo Afusat Sanni, the mother of Ganiyat, the girl who has problem with her two kidneys, has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for assistance for her daughter’s  kidney transplant operation. She made the appeal through the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Solaja,  when the lawmaker paid a courtesy visit to her residence in Imota in the company of members of THE IMPACT Group special committee that is championing the #SaveGaniyatSanni campaign. In Hon.…

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Kunle ADELABU -Doctor recommends inclusion of marrow in her surgery Mrs Funke Awoyemi, the Chairman of THE IMPACT Group committee setup to raise fund for the kidney transplant and upkeep of the 17 year old kidney failure victim, Miss Ganiyat Sanni, has presented a gloomy picture of the current situation of the victim . Ganiyat was rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) by the committee last Sunday night when her mum raised alarm over her condition. She has since being admitted at the hospital. During a visit…

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Wale JAGUN -Group calls on public for assistance, writes Gov. Ambode, others The condition of Ganiyat Sanni, the 17 year old girl who is in need of a transplant due to her kidney failure problem, is in critical condition. THE IMPACT gathered that she was almost admitted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Friday, May 17, 2019, due to her critical condition. Her mother, Mrs Sanni Iyabo Afusat, speaking with THE IMPACT on phone, stated that her condition is critical, stating that her neck has swelled up.…

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Wale JAGUN Mrs Afusat Sanni, mother of the 17-year old girl with kidney problem, Ganiyat Sanni, has disclosed that her daughter is not stable after undergoing the weekly dialysis on Sunday (yesterday). She made this disclosure on Monday (today) while speaking with Mrs Funke Awoyemi, the Chairman of the committee setup by THE IMAPCT group to raise fund for her daughter’s kidney transplant from the public and call the attention of the government to her condition. “She had her dialysis yesterday but she’s not stable yet”, Mrs Awoyemi told our…

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The Lagos State Government will embark on House to House polio Immunisation for all children  aged 0-five years, irrespective of the previous immunisation status. Mrs Modupe Owojuyigbe, Director, Health Education, Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board, stated in Lagos on Friday,  that the exercise was scheduled for May 11 to May 14. Owojuyigbe said the move was in response to the discovery of environmental Polio Virus strains in Lagos State, and to help prevent poliomyelitis that might result in paralysis of the limbs. She said “Polio immunisation is free, it is…

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Lagos State Government has commenced the process of ensuring that the fruits and vegetable sector in the State is sanitised in order to guarantee the safety of consumers. To this end, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), in collaboration with other relevant Ministries and Agencies of Government, has initiated a project to ensure that the handling, packaging, and display of vegetables and fruits are done in accordance with acceptable standards. Speaking at the inauguration of the committee members recently at Ikeja, the General Manager of LASCOPA, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode said…

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