Tag: Akin Abayomi
LASG launches nutrition scheme for newborns, to support 5,000 indigent mothers in M.I.C.H initiative
Sept. 23, 2021 Lagos State has launched a comprehensive nutrition programme to tackle cognitive and learning disabilities in newborns. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, rolled out the Mother, Infant and Child (M.I.C.H.) Initiative to address nutritional needs of pregnant women across the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The scheme ...NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES: LAGOS TO SCALE UP INTERVENTION IN ENDEMIC LGAs, WARDS – COMMISSIONER
Sept.16, 2021 The Lagos State Government is set to scale up interventions for endemic Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), especially Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth, in local governments and wards with the prevalence of the diseases, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said. Abayomi, who made this known on Wednesday at a Data Dissemination Workshop ...LASG to Partner Organisation on improved access to health, lauds modular healthcare facility
Aug. 11, 2021 Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has described the Modular Healthcare Facility (MHF), recently launched by Alpha Mead Healthcare Management Services (AMHS), as an exciting innovation that will boost access to healthcare in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists after the inspection and walkthrough of the MHF at the Gbagada General Hospital, ...COVID-19: Lagos records 42 related deaths in 8 days
Aug. 10, 2021 Lagos State government says the State has recorded 42 COVID-19 related deaths between Aug. 1 and Aug. 8. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health disclosed this in a Facebook post while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Aug. 8. He noted that the eight deaths recorded on Monday increased the ...TB Joshua: LASG Inspects Facilities At SCOAN To Prevent COVID Spread during funeral
July 4, 2021 A delegation from the Lagos State Government led by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola visited the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) at weekend to inspect facilities at the church for COVID safety and prevention protocols compliance in ...COVID-19: Lagos vaccinates 1% of population – Commissioner
May 5, 2021 Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says that about 260,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the state. Abayomi told a ministerial media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos that the figure represented just one per cent of the state’s population. He said the second phase of vaccination would start ...All strides gained in the fight against COVID-19 would be lost without improved border surveillance – Lagos Health Commissioner
May 3, 2021 The Lagos State government says all its facilities have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a third wave of COVID-19 in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state’s Commissioner for Health, in a statement on Monday, said the state was set to take steps to ...COVID-19: LASG vaccinates over 120, 000 persons – Health Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has so far vaccinated 127, 885 persons with first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Abayomi said that the State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) in its day 10 report, revealed that 39,959 health workers, ...LASG says e-registration now a mandatory protocol in vaccination process, warns ineligible persons to stay away from cenres
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, has warned those ineligible for the Phase I COVID-19 vaccine to stay away from the 88 designated vaccination centres. Abayomi gave the warning in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, after reviewing modalities for the implementation of the state’s vaccination campaign. He expressed displeasure at reports that some ...Lagos first lady urges residents to sign up for health scheme as 40,000 Lagosians receive free Health Insurance
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, urged residents to sign up for the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS), saying it is in the collective interest of the State and the wellbeing of the people for all to join the scheme. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at the LTV Blue Roof in Agidingbi, Ikeja, ...
