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CORONA VIRUS PATIENT NEVER ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE – LASG

Lagos State Government has debunked news making the round that the index case of Corona Virus Disease isolated at the Lagos Mainland Hospital tried to escape. State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who debunked the news while giving an update on the index case at the Mainland Hospital today said the patient has never […]

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OGUN PARTNERS P&G TO INTENSIFY RI SERVICES

As part of efforts to intensify and encourage mothers and caregivers to embrace Routine Immunisation (RI) as an assured means of eradicating preventable childhood diseases, the wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun in collaboration with Procter and Gamble has flagged off the Routine Immunisation Intensification Project (RIIP) with distribution of Diapers to children […]

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CORONAVIRUS: SANWO-OLU URGES RESIDENTS NOT TO PANIC, SAYS PATIENT ‘IN STABLE CONDITION’

Lagos State Government has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case of a patient diagnosed with the infectious viral disease in the State in the early hours of Friday. This is coming, just as the Chief Incident Commander and the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, allayed fears of residents […]

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FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN LAGOS

The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the outbreak in China in January 2020. The case is an […]

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WE ‘LL INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT WILL ELIMINATE MATERNAL HEALTH- OGSG

As part of efforts to eliminate preventable deaths and improve the health and well being of women of child bearing age, the Ogun Government has said it will continue to invest in programs that will directly address maternal mortality and unwanted pregnancies among young adults in the state. The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development […]

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CORONA VIRUS: REDDINGTON HOSPITAL PATIENT TESTS NEGATVE – LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT

Lagos State Government has said that the Chinese citizen who presented himself at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja yesterday and suspected to have Corona virus has tested negative to the infection. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who made this known through a press statement today noted that the likelyhood of COVID-19 infection in this particular […]

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TRAINING OF STAFF: A VERITABLE TOOL IN IMPROVING CAPACITY

Training of staff has been described as a veritable tool for strengthening capacity, improving productivity, as well as achieving set goals and objectives in any organisation and society. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr. Abiodun Awere stated this in his office at Oke- Mosan, Abeokuta, while playing host to a team from […]

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HOS OGUN STATE CHARGES HEALTH WORKERS ON PRODUCTIVITY

Head of Service, Tpl (Mrs.) Amope Chokor has charged health workers across the State to be more active and improve on services rendered to the people, in order to support the “Building Our Future Together” agenda of this present administration. Th e Head of Service, who gave this charge to members of National Association of […]

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OGSG pledges support for effective awareness on Family Planning

The Ogun State Government has signified its readiness to create more awareness on the benefits of family planning/childbirth spacing through the media in its effort to reduce maternal mortality rate in the State. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Hon. Remmy Hazzan stated this while receiving a team from Family Health Initiative Ogun (FAHIO),a […]

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LAGOS SHUTS DOWN 20 HEALTH FACILITIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE 

Lagos State Government through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA has shut down 20 health facilities in the month of January for non-compliance with regulatory standards.  The Executive Secretary of HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu who disclosed this after a recent enforcement exercise carried out by the agency stressed that the state government remains […]