Health: Agege Council Boss Unveils 10 Health Booths, Enhances PHCs With Medical Equipments To Boost Health Service Delivery

 

AgegePulse Magazine 

The Executive Chairman of Agege LG , Alhaji Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa  has unveiled 10 health booths, equipped Public Health Centers with Medical Equipments To Boost Health service delivery  in Agege.

This was stated yesterday at the Agege Health Summit, tagged "The Prescription " at the council Secretariat,  Agege.

Speaking at the summit, Hon. Obasa said, The Prescription and the commissioning of medical equipment for four Primary Healthcare Centres underscores our conviction that meaningful healthcare development requires deliberate planning, adequate resources and sustained institutional commitment.

"For us in Agege, healthcare is not an ancillary responsibility of government; it is a fundamental obligation. A community cannot achieve sustainable economic growth when its people are burdened by preventable illnesses. The well-being of our residents is therefore central to our vision of a productive, inclusive and prosperous Agege.

"Unfortunately, challenges such as inadequate medical equipment, infrastructure deficits, limited access to essential services and gaps in public health awareness continue to affect effective healthcare delivery.

These realities demand practical interventions rather than mere expressions of concern.

"Our administration recognises that access to quality healthcare should not be determined by a resident's economic circumstances or proximity to a major medical institution. Every pregnant woman deserves appropriate maternal care, every child deserves timely immunisation, and every elderly resident deserves dignified and accessible medical attention.

He said the provision of ten Health Booths, represents an important step towards tackling the health challenges and broader the vision of expanding the initiative across the Local Government.

 "Our objective is to develop an accessible and responsive primary healthcare network that serves residents across our seven wards.

"We believe that residents should not have to travel considerable distances to access basic medical attention. By bringing essential services closer to neighbourhoods, we encourage preventive healthcare, early diagnosis and timely referrals where specialised intervention is required.

The intervention which include the commissioning of medical equipment for four Primary Healthcare Centres assumes considerable importance.

"For patient care and facility operations, the provision also includes stainless-steel beds, crank beds, delivery couches, ward screens, patient trolleys, bedside trolleys, bedside lockers, medical cabinets and wheelchairs.

"To strengthen maternal, neonatal and emergency care, the equipment comprises fetoscope Doppler machines, radiant warmers with phototherapy, anti-shock garments, adult resuscitation kits and neonatal resuscitation kits.

"Essential oxygen and emergency support equipment, including oxygen cylinders, 5-litre oxygen concentrators and suction machines, are also part of the provision.

"Furthermore, to enhance laboratory investigations, diagnostic capacity and infection prevention, the facilities will receive semi-automated chemistry analysers, microscopes, hematocrit centrifuge machines, six-bucket centrifuges, electrophoresis machines, laboratory incubator machines and autoclave machines". Vinod Obasa stated.

Also speaking at the summit, Dr. Solomon Adeyanju from Health District 1, commended the council chairman Obasa for his intervention and investment on healthcare service delivery to the good people of Agege.

"The chairman has also demonstrated commitment to the provision of essential equipment and materials needed to improve our daily operations. These include a deep freezer to strengthen vaccine storage and cold chain management, icebergs to support immunization activities, megaphones for community mobilization and health sensitization, aprons for healthcare worker identification and protection, a laptop and tablet device to strengthen data capturing, analysis, and electronic first registration for children under one year.

"The administration has supported polio outbreak response campaigns, demonstrating its commitment to processing children against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Kabiesi Ologba, HRM, Oba Egbeyemi Latif Oladimeji ,  Olu of Agege, HRM Oba Kamila Oyedeji Isiba , APC Apex Leader, Alhaji Chief Safari Adaranijo and other health officers commend the initiative of providing essential medical facilities to the residents of Agege.

Present at the summit were top medical directors, health service providers, management staff and SAs, Supers and Councilors, political leaders, traditional rulers, market men and women, community leaders among others.

IT’S TIME TO VIGOROUSLY TACKLE DELAY IN JUSTICE DELIVERY, AMBODE TELLS JUDGES

…Says Justice System Must Be Sound, Fair, Effective

…Attends New Legal Year Service

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday tasked the judiciary to come up with innovative models to vigorously tackle delay in justice delivery, saying it was time for all stakeholders to engender speedy and efficient administration of justice system in the country.

Governor Ambode, who spoke at a Special Service held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, to mark the official commencement of 2018/2019 Legal Year of Lagos State Judiciary, said the issue of delay in justice delivery was still a major concern, and that it was time for all hands to be on deck to enhance confidence in the legal system.


He said Lagos, being the economic hub of Africa, must be at the vanguard of judicial reforms, adding that the State’s justice sector must be sound, fair and effective.

“As our State remains the cynosure of excellence and the economic hub of Africa, our judiciary must continue to be at the forefront of judicial reforms to meet the expectations of the modern day justice sector. My lords, we bear the responsibility of 24million people who look up to you and I to protect them with the law. Our justice system must remain sound, fair and effective.

“The plague of delay in justice delivery is still of major concern. All stakeholders in the sector must ensure that the issue of delay is tackled vigorously by creating innovative models for achieving speedy and efficient justice delivery system which can be replicated more broadly across the country.



“The fact is this; the expectation of the citizens is huge and it requires all stakeholders to work continuously to enhance confidence in the legal system, promote the rule of law, and guarantee the protection of lives and property,” Governor Ambode said.



He said since the commencement of his administration, conscious efforts and initiatives have been put in place to enhance justice delivery, as well as respect the constitutionally roles of the three arms of government.



“Our administration recognizes the separate but interwoven roles of the three arms of government and part of our own commitment to a lawful and orderly society is to respect the limits of those constitutional roles which we have always done.



“One of the cardinal policies of our government has been the enthronement of law and order and today, I stand a happy man knowing we have delivered on those promises,” he said.

Speaking on some of the initiatives of his administration in the justice sector, the Governor said due to the increased work load and number of cases in the courts, more judges and magistrates were appointed, as well as construction of more court houses and renovation of existing courts to befit the judiciary, together with improved welfare for judicial officers in the State.

He added: “The introduction of the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre further enhanced the quality of justice delivery in the State and we have also developed policies and legislations that will aid speedy dispensation of justice.”

While congratulating members of judiciary on the commencement of the New Legal Year and wishing them fruitful deliberations, the Governor equally assured of his continued support and partnership to further enhance justice delivery in the State.

In his sermon at the service, Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rt Rev Humphrey Olumakaiye commended judges for the role they have been playing in national development but admonished them to dispense justice without fear or favour and always uphold justice.

He said judges, being distinguished and eminent people in the society, must know that it was God's blessings that enriches, and as such, they should eschew injustice which he said could lead to chaos, disaster and maladministration, among others.

"Righteousness exalts a nation but since is the reproach. To be successful, judges must do the right thing moment by moment and day by day. The only thing that can sustain you at the top is godly character and integrity.

"Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to have been done. Justice must be dispensed without fear or favour. Let justice be done though heavens fall. We all must know that we shall give account of our stewardship on the day of reckoning," Olumakaiye said.

On 2019 elections, the clergyman prayed for God's will to be done in Nigeria, just as he said the nation needs strong moral foundation at all levels.

"Let us go back to the path of honesty, love, sincerity, dignity of labour, righteousness, discipline, integrity, hard work, excellence, zeal for result, among others," he said.

Besides, Olumakaiye commended Governor Ambode for the good work being done in the State, saying the Church was proud of the sterling performance and would continue to support and pray for him.