Tag Archives: Health

2020 Lesson: Investment in Public Health

Public Health

If you’ve disregarded public health before 2020, I’m sure that by now you’ve had a change of thought. No thanks to Covid-19 pandemic. The new year was celebrated with the caution that Covid-19 is very much present with us. As always, life eases into progression and everyone is trying to cope, live and thrive in […]

Giving: Donation to Massey Children Hospital

It’s the season of giving Couple of weeks ago, one of HEI’s distinguished partners, Digital Marketing Skills Institute in partnership with HEI donated 24 scrubs for nurses and a blood donation massaging chair to Massey Children Hospital, Lagos Island. During the visit at the hospital, 3 indigent children were also assisted on the spot by […]

Good Health is Underrated

Good health

If you have ever had a challenge with your health or your loved one has, then you’ll probably agree with the clause ‘Good health is underrated’ and you clearly recognise the value of perfect health.  In recent weeks, HEI had received numerous phone calls from different people about the need for financial assistance for medical […]

Health Emergency: No Respecter of Age

Health Emergency

Health emergency is no respecter of anyone. Anaemia is becoming increasingly prevalent in Nigeria and this is because of the country’s deprecating economy.  Anaemia which can be specifically called iron deficiency anaemia remains one of the most severe and important nutritional deficiencies in the world today. Reports have shown that anaemia contributes to mortality and […]

Air Liquide Nig Plc Partners with HEI

Partners with HEI

HEI’s recognition that every life is precious and strides to renewing people’s hope of living has enhanced further partnership with corporate organisations and this time, we are delighted to announce that a company, Air Liquide Nigeria Plc, partnered with Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) for the provision of oxygen in isolation centres and hospitals to ensure […]

Anaemic Patient Receives Medical Intervention

HEI Provides timely medical intervention

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 […]

Social Media for Impacts in Healthcare

Social media in healthcare

“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 […]

Heroes In Emergency

Heroes in Emergency

We all can be heroes without any need for superhuman qualities. Being human is already an extraordinary gift to mankind and when harness properly we all can help save the world in our sphere. Often times seemingly normal/ regular days become chaotic within a blink of an eye and bang! there is an emergency. In […]

Revamping Nigeria’s Health Care System

Primary healthcare

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 […]

Effects of Covid-19 In Nigeria

Egffects of Covid-19

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 […]