‘Your son is suffering from intestinal obstruction’ Dr Emeka informed Mrs Orji who some 30 minutes ago returned from Oyingbo market where she sells second-hand clothes’ when her son, Junior, a 16 years old boy was rushed home from the football pitch where he was practising football with his teammates and Coach. His Coach explained […]
Tag Archives: Nigeria
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Sep
Sep
On the 6th of August 2019, a family had a fire accident that led to the loss of 3 children amidst 4 children. The only surviving child is a 5 year old boy, the first child of the family Testimony Julius who hid inside the fridge while the fire engulfed his younger siblings helplessly. The […]
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Aug
Aug
BRT And Dangote Truck Accident Are you aware that no fewer than 59 passengers in a fully loaded bus belonging to the Bus Rapid Transport scheme sustained varying degrees of injury on Tuesday when the vehicle collided with a Dangote cement truck on Ikorodu Road, Lagos State? 7 critically injured passengers were rushed to LASUTH […]
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Aug
Aug
“I never saw him!” is the most common excuse used after an accident. But come on, it wasn’t that the other vehicle (or person or electric pole) was invisible. Numerous accidents happen because a driver does not pay attention to what is happening on the road. Any vehicle, immaterial of its size can be the […]
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Aug
Aug
Still on the Julius Family Kindly support this family by donating via: Account Name: Health Emergency Initiative Account Number: 0060048591 Sterling Bank USSD Code: *737*35*Amount*9527# (GTbank account holder) *402*73710836*Amount# (other bank account holders)
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Jul
Jul
Meningitis is fast becoming a major cause of morbidity among the pediatric age group. In the month of May, 3 out of the 4 cases HEI intervened in at a government hospital had meningitis and worse of all, the parents of these children were impoverished and could not pay the bills. Thankfully, when HEI […]
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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
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
HEI wish you a Happy Democracy Day!
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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 […]