What you need to know The cholera epidemic in Lagos has been a significant concern. As of a recent report, there have been cases of severe gastroenteritis reported in communities around Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu, and Kosofe LGA. This has resulted in approximately 60 hospital admissions and five deaths, primarily from patients presenting late Read More…
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Suicide in Lagos: Men urged to break silence
The Lagos State Government emphasised the need for men to break the culture of silence and speak up to combat suicidal tendencies, as highlighted during an event commemorating the 2023 International Men’s Day in Ikeja. Addressing the theme “Zero Male Suicide,” Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Read More…
Lagos Hospitals Offer Free Maternal Care Amidst Fuel Subsidy Changes
In a bid to alleviate the effects of fuel subsidy removal, General Hospitals and Primary Health Centres in Lagos State are currently offering free antenatal care and child delivery services to pregnant women within the state. Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Health, highlighted that the provision of these complimentary Read More…
Lagos resumes administration of AstraZeneca vaccine
Those who had received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and have yet to receive the second dose can now do so. This is because the Lagos State Government has announced that it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from 30th August 2021. According to a Read More…
Prof. Abayomi warns corrupt officials, “We will not condone you.”
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government and Ministry of Health will not condone any form of arbitrariness by its officials. Abayomi made this known through a series of tweets on his official Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Thursday night, while making “Clarifications on Corruption Allegations about COVID-19 Testing in Read More…
Lagos State Health Ministry, Sheraton mgt rebut ‘well-heeled’ viral WhatsApp COVID-19 message
The Lagos State Ministry of Health and the management of Sheraton Hotels have rebutted a viral message making the rounds especially on WhatsApp, which suggests that the Lagos Sheraton Hotel was now an isolation centre for ‘well-heeled’ individuals who have contracted the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. Earlier on Monday, 21st December 2020, an anonymous message had Read More…