It should strike a chord in your heart that thousands of Nigerians die in public hospitals because they can’t afford medical bills as low as N3000. At HEI, we have resolved to ameliorate the inhumane treatment of the indigent sick and the critically injured road accident victims by paying their medical bills and we need […]
Tag Archives: emergency
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Jun
Jun
Access to health care still remains a major problem in our country today. True, WHO, UNICEF, and some other organizations have made tremendous contributions in improving health yet the progress is not even. A great percentage of poorest population still cannot afford the basic medical care and even those of them who pay for the […]
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Jun
Jun
A couple of months ago, a 6-year-old girl, diagnosed with Malaria and Meningitis at Massey Street Children Hospital, struggled between life and death without any hope of being treated because of her parents’ financial challenge. The parents who had combed all the neighborhood, in search of funds, but to no avail, sat wearied beside the […]
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Jun
Jun
Just last week, a 27 years old man who was critically injured in a road accident around Idiraba was picked up by LASAMBUS and rushed to LASUTH. On getting to LASUTH, there was no means by which the accident victim could access prompt treatment because there were no funds and he had no one […]
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Jun
Jun
Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people age 5-29. WHO 2018 report highlighted that the annual road traffic accident death as reached 1.3 million. We need to take back our road. We are about to bridge the gap by training exceptional First Responders in the bid to save more lives. Click […]
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Jun
Jun
Too many noble persons and entities have earned their way to stardom and annual celebration- such is The Pen. Capturing a great part of the culture, passions and thought life of the world before us, The Pen has carved an almost irreplaceable niche for itself. Amidst the rise and wane of kingdoms and dogmas and […]
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Jun
Jun
First Aid treatment can save a dying road accident victim Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. Imagine this scenario; Benji and his […]
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May
May
Did you know that Sepsis, a frequently under-diagnosed health challenge, accounts for about 3 million deaths every year? #WHO2018Report Among the medical interventions given to children in Lagos government hospitals by Health Emergency Initiative, Septicemia cases accounts for about 65%. Sepsis is a life threatening ailment particularly among the pediatric age. Contrary to popular beliefs […]
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May
May
One of the innate behaviors that spot us out as humans is “saving lives”. As commonplace as it sounds, however, we do not fully express this nature as we should, not because we do not care but because we do not know how to show it when the situation arises- though we usually assume we […]