Category: Health

Kunle Adelabu Free cataract removal surgery today commenced at the Eye Foundation Hospital in Ikorodu for the 44 residents who were detected to have the disease during a 3 – Day free tests conducted by the Rhoda Youth Foundation. The humanitarian organisation organised the free eye screening, free eye glasses and free cataract surgery exercise in conjunction with the Eye Foundation Hospital, Ikorodu and Relief for Human Suffering Foundation. A total of 24 patients were detected during the 2 – day free eyes screening orgsnised by the Rhoda Centre at…

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Wale Jagun & Kunle Adelabu The Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), General Hospital, Ikorodu, Dr Taiwo Hassan, has asserted that the General Hospital, Ikorodu, has the capacity to be a teaching hospital in training intending medical personnel and delivering adequate health services to the public. He also revealed that the hospital is in talk with a private University for the purpose of it serving as its teaching hospital. These revelations were made when Dr Hassan was hosted on THE IMPACT WhatsApp platform in commemoration of the years anniversary of his…

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Our Editor In a bid to sensitise and encourage Lagosians to donate blood, the Service Charter team in conjunction with the Laboratory Department of General Hospital, Ijede, has embarked on a free blood donation drive at Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). The Director, Clinical Services and Training, General Hospital, Ijede, Dr. Babatope Oni, said the essence of the advocacy drive was to encourage people to cultivate the habit of donating blood in order to reduce the number of people who lose their lives as a result of…

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Wale Jagun Three of the seven Church members of The Redeemed Evangalical Mission (TREM), Liberty Center and residents of Oke – Oriya, having cataract challenges, were yesterday (Thursday) given free operation. The patients were detected to be in need of surgery to remove their cataracts during the free eye tests conducted at the TREM Liberty Centre, Ikorodu, as part of its community impact programmes in honour of the 70th birthday anniversary of Bishop Peace Okonkwo, wife of the Presiding Bishop of TREM. The surgery took place at the Eye Foundation…

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Our Editor The Environmental Officer of General Hospital, Ijede, Mrs. Rita Ehinmetan, has called on the general public to continually cultivate the habit of cleaning the environment to make it habitable for all and future generations. Ehinmetan made the call while speaking at a sensitisation campaign programme organised by the hospital to commemorate the year 2022 World Environmental Day, noting that the essence of this year’s celebration is to advocate a cleaner environment. She emphasised the urgent need to guard and protect the environment jealously for the health and well…

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Kunle Adelabu -Calls for trauma, dialysis centres In furtherance of its upgrade and rehabilitation of the medical facilities and provision of good and quality services to patients, the management of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, took delivery of an elevator system. According to Dr Taiwo Hassan, the Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of the 286 – bed facility hospital established in 1983, the elevator, which was procured to aid patients’ movement from one ward to another, would be installed by the end of this month or first…

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Jare Babatunde Residents of Ikorodu have been provided an opportunity to get their sights corrected with free eye treatments by an Eye Foundation Hospital, in conjunction with RHODA Youth Centre. At the exercise scheduled to come up on February 17, 2022, residents would have access to free screening and cataract  removal surgery. The screening starts at 8.00am at Rhoda Youth Centre Main Auditorium, 23, Abiodun Ogunleye Street, Solomade, Ikorodu. Facilitator of the exercise and Director, RHODA Youth Centre, however, charged residents to seize the opportunity being provided by the free…

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Kunle Adelabu -Sets to help improve infant and maternal mortality rate in the country Disturbed by the level of the infant and maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, the Abike Dabiri Foundation has decided to intervene with the aim of improving the situation. The initiator and sponsor of the Foundation who  is also the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and three – term Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa, paid a courtesy visit to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, on Saturday, January 8, 2022, where she…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State government during the week launched a comprehensive nutrition programme for 5000 underprivileged pregnant women to tackle cognitive and learning disabilities in newborns. The Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rolled out the Mother, Infant and Child (M.I.C.H.) Initiative which is being coordinated by the Office of the Civic Engagement, to address nutritional needs of pregnant women across the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke…

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