Category: Health

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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Our Reporter -Targets Maternal, Child Mortality Reduction With High-Impact Interventions In a determined move to improve family health and reduce preventable deaths, the Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of the second round of its free weeklong Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (MNCAH+N) Week. Scheduled to hold from December 16 to 20, 2024, the programme promises free, life-saving healthcare services at designated centres across the State. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Kemi Ogunyemi disclosed that over 1,400 service delivery…

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, performed a groundbreaking of the Lagos Medipark Hospital, a game-changing healthcare hub in Africa. Lagos Medipark, which is a Private-Public Partnership (PPP) legacy project facilitated by Iwosan Investments Ltd and IASO Medipark Ltd in partnership with the Lagos State Government, is located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi. The project is a 140-bed multi-specialist hospital with a state-of-the-art diagnostics center, residential accommodations for healthcare professionals, and training facilities to develop a skilled healthcare workforce, as well as commercial and retail spaces…

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Wale Jagun & Gbolu Orebajo About 500 elated residents of Igbogbo Kingdom were provided free medical services as part of the activities that were executed in the commemoration of the just concluded Igbogbo Day Celebration. The medical outreach which was organized by the Medical Sub – Committee of the 2024 Igbogbo Day a at the Adeboruwa Palace, was in partnership with Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos State Health Maintenance Agency (LASHMA) and Health Matters Incorporated. The initiative which aimed at providing essential healthcare services to residents offered free medical…

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Mariam Akinloye & Esther Awote People of Egbeda, on Thursday, November 7, 2024, welcomed Eko Club International (ECI) to their community, for the club’s free medical mission during which health complaints by about 500 residents, were attended to by medical experts. The medical outreach took place at the Inspire Polytechnic, Karimu – Laka Street, Egbeda, with the royal father of Egbeda Kingdom in attendance. In his royal remarks, His Royal Majesty Oba Adul-Hamid Aremu, the Elegbeda of Egbeda Kingdom, said that he was happy that the medical programme was brought…

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Mariam Akinloye with Bolu Orebajo & Taiwo (SIWES Students) -20 children get free surgery The humanitarian club, EKO CLUB International, extends its free medical mission to the Ikorodu community as Ipakodo in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Wednesday benefits from free health care and surgeries for its residents. The 2024 edition of the programme started last Saturday and had gone round many locations in the state with thousands of people benefitting. At the Ikorodu Ferry Terminal venue for Ikorodu…

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Mariam Akinloye & Esther Awote -As council boss, others appreciate ECI humanitarian gesture The Elejinrin of Ejinrin Kingdom, Oba Rafiu Ishola Babatunde Balogun Adetoyeshe, Ejalonibu II, has charged other Nigerians based abroad to emulate the Eko Club International (ECI) in terms of medical and other humanitarian interventions. The royal father, who described the club as a different kind, also said that he has not seen any other club operates like the Eko International which he said has been intervening in facilitation of medical, educational and other community development activities in…

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Wale Jagun, Mariam Akinloye & Esther -Woman pleads for club’s intervention in her daughter’s spinal cord problem It was commendations galore by residents of Lagos Island, as the Eko Club International (ECI) took its free medical mission to Oko Faaji area which is one of the locations across the state scheduled to benefit from the exercise. Over 1000 residents of Oko Faaji benefited from this year’s edition of the exercise which was held at the Fashola Park on Sunday. Residents were offered free dental treatment, eye test and eye glasses,…

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Wale Jagun The Eko Club International which is an association of Lagosians based in United States of America (USA) and some parts of the United Kingdom (UK), resumed its free medical mission which is targeted at 5000 beneficiaries. It was disclosed at the flag-off of the week-long exercise at Ayobo in Ipaja area of Lagos at the weekend, that the exercise is aimed at bridging the gap for accessing healthcare in the country. The free medical mission is expected to go round the Lagos State communities. Alhaji Saheed Olushi, President…

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