Tag Archives: Lagos

Should inmates die due to inadequate health facilities

Prisons and jails generally keep offenders and crime suspects from disrupting the peace of the community; but beyond ensuring the environment is safe for living, they function as a system that rehabilitates, corrects and reform inmates thus preparing them for a sane lifestyle in the society. Essentially, good housing structures, health clinics, and programs that […]

First Responder’s Training

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Hit and Run

Scraaattttttacccccchhh!!! He has hit him; don’t let him run away… Segun (not real name) a member of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was heading to his CDS meeting when a car knocks him down by the roadside around Orile. The driver zoomed off without care while Segun was lying on the road unconscious. People […]

Fasten your seat belt; its safety is better than it discomfort

Fasten your seat belt; its safety is better than it discomfort Do you always think that you are the best behind the wheels and yet you drive without fastening your seat belt? Let’s bring this to your notice; Road traffic crashes killed 1.25 million people worldwide in 2013 and injured up to 50 million more and now […]

Pedestrian

#PEDESTRIANS Do you know you can save your own life by obeying #traffic rules? Don’t be ignorant, safety first! a. Make use of zebra crossing whenever you are on the road b. Use the pedestrian overhead #bridge whenever you want to cross the high way c. When walking on the road use the pedestrian walkway […]

Road and it’s stories

#LagosRoad Thousands of people use the road every day; some convey themselves to there destination in a four (4) wheeled vehicle, tricycle, motorcycle and on foot. As wonderful as it is every means of transportation has it safety measure that is to be followed but yet records still show that the highest number of death […]

NHIS debacle: How citizens are condemned to death in Nigerian hospitals

FOUR-YEAR-OLD, Sophia (not real name) had been complaining of cold for about two days but her father gave her Paracetamol tablets expecting the fever to subside. When her condition grew worse,  he took her to the hospital and she was admitted to the pediatric unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH). After diagnosis,  he […]

Are you travelling by road this season?

Are you travelling by road this season?…here are safety tips you should adhere to. 1. Check your car to make sure it is in good condition 2. Prevent sun glare and eye fatigue by wearing good quality sunglasses 3. Always use your seat belts 4. Drive carefully according to the road conditions 5. Adhere to […]

HEI was present at FRSC Press Conference

Health Emergency Initiative was present at the press conference at FRSC Office Ojodu. Day 1 of the Safety awareness program – Road have stories. In attendance is the Sector Commander of FRSC – Mr Hygenus Omeje and other well respected officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, a Representative from LASAMBUS, Representatives from HEI and […]