Road traffic accident is the biggest killer of young people in Nigeria (World Health Organisation) One of the state owned emergency care services in Lagos state rescued a young man who was a victim of hit and run along Town Planning Way Ilupeju. He was unconscious and unable to provide any information about himself. The […]
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Jun
Jun
3 years old toddler was diagnosed with complicated meningitis at one of the public hospitals in Lagos state, this week . Her parents could not afford to pay for the needed drugs and other medical needs that were necessary for their baby’s medical attention. The Social Worker in the hospital reached out to HEI’s Hospital […]
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Jun
What have you heard about post-crash care? Have you ever lost a loved one to road traffic accident? You would agree that it is painful to know that your loved ones would not have died if he/she had received timely emergency medical services or first responders’ attention. Often times, post-crash care is needed at the […]
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Jun
Life after Covid-19 is no longer a futuristic statement, it is here with us. It is the new normal. In a time like this, we should ensure that the economy does not die hence, it is important to maintain sustainability of programmes and employ innovation. The humanitarian space requires diverse skills such as interpersonal diplomacy, […]
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Jun
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In Nigeria, 1 in 20 women stands the risk of dying during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum/post I abortion whereas in the most developed countries, the lifetime risk is 1 in 4900. WHO reports reveal that 145 Nigerian women die in childbirth every day thereby leaving Nigeria to rank second globally in the number of maternal […]
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Jun
Jun
The availability of PPE is a necessity in the fight against Covid-19, hence HEI set up an emergency trust fund to harness donation for the procurement of PPE to health workers fighting against Covid-19 at the frontline in hospitals. Further into this, Cititrust Holdings Plc donated 1 million naira to HEI’s emergency trust fund for […]
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Jun
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The clinical features in the treatment of Covid-19 includes the incubation period which is between 14 days usually 4-5 days after exposure. The spectrum of illness severity could be No symptoms at all or Mild symptoms while the Severe illnesses Critical illnesses The death rate of Corona virus is high in comparison to other viruses. […]
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May
A ghastly road traffic accident occurred last week Friday when a trailer rammed into buses at Otedola Bridge close to Berger. Commuters were trapped inside the buses while people hurriedly made frantic efforts to help but it was not close to being effective. Though they had good intentions, these good Samaritans are not trained First […]
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May
Health is no respecter of persons. “Our dad was sick around 9-10 pm, we rushed him to the Teaching Hospital. To my surprise, we couldn’t find a single doctor. None of the consultants was around. Once they tell them a patient is around, they disappear thinking such person is a Covid 19 patient. We couldn’t […]
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May
Covid-19 is a global health pandemic that has impacted every sphere of humanity across the world. Nigeria as a country is not excluded from the effects of times like this. Some of the effects of Covid-19 in Nigeria are: Medical effect: Increased deaths arising from halt of non-Covid related health systems and functions and spread […]