HEI provides timely medical intervention to an anaemic patient. An 18-year-old lady, Seun (not real name) was seriously ill and rushed to a public hospital in Lagos state but due to lack of funds for her treatment, she languished in pain. One of the social workers at the hospital called for HEI’s medical intervention to […]
Category Archives: Happenings
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Jul
Jul
“The power of social media for spreading information and creating a community is undeniable and it has proven to be a valuable tool in the healthcare system” Using internetlivestats, we can deduce that number of active internet users is on the daily on the rise. There is an indication that the growth of the internet […]
01
Jul
Jul
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, Lagos. He was unconscious and unable to provide any information about himself. The emergency response services contacted HEI with request for funds for the medical treatment of the […]
05
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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May
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
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
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 […]
08
May
May
All hail our health warriors for their heroism, dedication and selflessness that reassures us that we will overcome this virus.
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Apr
Apr
Get yourself a mask. As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to sporadically rise, international health associations recommends that everyone wears a mask when they go out in public. Experts say homemade face masks probably won’t protect you against COVID-19, but they can help prevent you from spreading the disease to others. They also recommend that […]
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Apr
Apr
Timely medical interventions can save that beautiful dream, ironically, life naturally places us in an unequal situation where medical interventions are not timely for a lot of people. In an imbalance sphere of life that consists of ‘the rich’ and ‘the poor’, ‘the haves’ and ‘the haves not’, we can at least help one […]