1.Stay calm. Keeping a normal demeanor helps you stay in control of the situation. 2. Make sure you and your passengers are OK. Move as far off the roadway as possible, but stay at the scene of the accident. Warn oncoming traffic by activating your hazard warning lights and/or setting flares. 3. Call the police. […]
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May
May
On a new episode of EbonyLife TV‘s Moments: Girls Talk, the hosts Tallulah Doherty, Vimbai Mutinhiri and Bolanle Olukanni are joined by the First Lady of Sokoto, Maryam Mario Tambuwal and the Executive Director of Health Emergency Initiative, Paschal Achunine as they discuss the various ways in which they have made a difference in Nigeria.
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May
May
On Friday, May 18, 2018, HEI members went on air live to talk about issues of road safety on the program ‘Oga Driver’. facilitated by the Federal Road Safety Corps. Safer roads campaign is a major part of HEI work and we envision a time when people will begin to have discussions around safe road […]
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Sep
Sep
In final preparations for the #ThatNoneShouldDie campaign, key stakeholders from Health Emergency Initiative met with representatives from major public hospitals in Lagos, as well as, representatives from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The essence of the meeting was to finalize operational modalities before officially kicking off the Road Accident Victims campaign. The campaign officially […]
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Sep
Sep
Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), last Friday, the 8th of September, presented a wheelchair to Mr. Gbagi Omotayo. He is 55 years old and was diagnosed with a femoral fracture. Unable to walk, he has been at Alimosho General hospital, Igando. We are glad to have touched his life positively.
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Sep
Sep
Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has intervened in over 2,000 cases of health challenges since inception and has signed Memorandum of Understanding with 11 public hospitals to provide financial assistance to the needy. Oyeyemi Gbenga-Mustapha writes on HEI’s recent interventions to help needy patients in Lagos.
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Aug
Aug
The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has partnered government hospitals and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to bridge the gap between accident victims and prompt access to first hand treatment across the country. The Initiative’s Board of Trustee Chairman, Dr. Ndi Onuekusi, said the project, “None Should Die”, is being carried out in collaboration with […]
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Aug
Aug
To reduce death rate caused by lack of cheap health services, Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), said it would pull funds together to save the lives of poor Nigerians who cannot afford payment of low-cost services in the country.
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Aug
Aug
Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Dr. Ndi Onuekwus, has disclosed that about 135 indigent patients have benefitted from the HEI initiative. The project tagged: “None should die,” is in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and some selected public hospitals in Lagos, University College […]
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Aug
Aug
There is no better way to describe the loss of one of us, than a loss to all of us! In October 2015, a garland group of volunteers came together to say an emphatic NO to avoidable loss of lives due to late medical intervention as a result of financial incapacity, in all nooks and crannies of […]