Tag Archives: Youth

Health Care Status in Nigeria

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 […]

Another Accident Victim Receives Timely Intervention; HEI Intervention Update

  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 […]

Sepsis-About 3 million children suffer from its death…

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 […]

World Malaria Day

  #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe Malaria has become a threat to our everyday life. A child dies from malaria every 2minutes (WHO). The fight against malaria starts with You and I, let us keep our environment clean. It’s World Malaria Day

Youth against Substance Abuse in Nigeria

Together we can achieve better goals…Join this campaign “Youth Against Substance Abuse”

A building collapsed at Itafaji, housing a school and other residents

A building located at 63, Massey Street, Off Itafaji Lagos collapsed yesterday. The building housed a school which occupied the second floor and other residents on other floors. The pupils of the school were getting into the day’s activities proper and scores of residents were home when the building collapsed. The rescue team and residents […]

Youth against Substance Abuse in Nigeria

Do you know for every youth there are about 10 teenagers looking forward to become like them? World Health Organization (WHO) 2018 Statistics report shows that 70 per cent of Nigerian youths are involved in drug abuse this is quite alarming. The use of drugs and its substances must be curbed and our youth needs […]

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 […]