HEALTH
Hostel Facility: UI College Of Medicine Lauds TY Danjuma For Donation Of $1.3m
•Commends Other Donors, Charges Nigerians To Support Government*
The management of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan has commended the former Chief of Army Staff, General T.Y Danjuma (rtrd) for donating a whooping sum of 1.3 million US Dollars for the construction of a 664 student capacity hostel on an 8,000 square meter of land secured within the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.
The Provost of the College, Prof. Olayinka Omigbodun, made this known over the weekend during a press briefing that was held at the board room of the College.
Prof. Omigbodun also assured Nigerians and intending students of the provision of enough and adequate hostel accommodation for all its clinical and medical students from the next academic session.
The Professor of Psychiatric and first female Provost of the college said the institution is aware of several challenges faced by its medical students, who live outside the campus from times past including burglary, defraud and harassment, noting that they had eventuated its fund soliciting from well-meaning Nigerians and UI’s Alumni Association to come to its funds aid for the hostel expansion.
Professor Omigbodun recalled that on her assumption as provost on August 1, 2020, the college has been confronted with several challenges, including the mandate to fulfill all prerequisites for course accreditation and the availability of hostel accommodation to all its students.
Omigbodun in her speech said, “A sum of 1.3 million US dollars was recently donated by a former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T.Y Danjuma (rtrd) for the construction of a-664 student capacity hostel on an 8, 000 square metre of land secured within the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.”
“A heartfelt goodwill message from the Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Professor Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, who was represented by the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Abiodun Adeoye, emphasised the
significance of General Danjuma’s donation.”
“He expressed gratitude for the collaborative efforts that culminated in the successful realisation of this monumental project and thanked the donor for a previous donation of 350 million Naira to the University of Ibadan in honour of Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe to establish a Nephrology
Centre and provide Nephrology fellowships for researchers.”
“On behalf of the entire CoMUI Community, students, staff, and alumni, we express our profound gratitude to General T.Y. Danjuma and Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma for this landmark support and a living legacy,” she said.
In her remark, a former Deputy Vice-chancellor of academics at, the University of Ibadan, Professor Gbemi Oke, maintained that all well-meaning Nigerians must assist the government at all levels towards strengthening the nation’s education sector, as D.Y Danjuma Foundation has set a historic landmark in the nation’s education fund aid.
The Embassy of Spain in Nigeria is collaborating with Nigeria Health Watch to host a seminar on Women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
Women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) play a pivotal role in advancing healthcare. Their contributions drive innovation, research, and breakthroughs, leading to improved diagnostics, treatments, and technologies resulting in more inclusive and effective healthcare solutions.
However, women represent only 34% of the STEM workforce, highlighting the need for increased gender diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
A statement on Wednesday by the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria said the embassy in partnership with Nigeria Health Watch is organising a one-day seminar as part of its scientific diplomacy programme, to bring together outstanding women from Nigeria and Spain to share with a knowledgeable audience their findings in research programmes, their expectations on future projects, and what transformational actions can be implemented to better the health of Nigerians.
According to the statement, the theme of the seminar “Women for Health: Towards the Future of Healthcare in Nigeria through Women in STEM” aims to drive collaboration between women in STEM in Nigeria and Spain toward better health outcomes for Nigerians.
It added that the event aims to engage and empower women actively involved in the healthcare sector, offering them a platform to share their insights, experiences, and expertise.
Speaking of this new area of public diplomacy action for the Spanish Embassy in Abuja, the Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria, Juan Sell, highlights “that Spain is at the forefront of the countries promoting Women in STEM.
Public institutions like the Observatory for Women, Science, and Innovation, as well as Foundations like Women for Africa (which is participating in this program and many others in Nigeria), are stepping up to bring women’s talent to the scientific arena. And when the Embassy reflected on which area would most benefit from a scientific seminar led by women, we couldn’t help thinking of the healthcare sector, where their contributions are immediately palpable to every citizen”.
Encouraging and empowering women in STEM is essential for shaping a future where healthcare is both accessible and equitable. Hence the seminar will foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among critical stakeholders to improve the health sector in Nigeria. With a focus on STEM, the event will bring together critical stakeholders, experts, and policymakers to deliberate on strategies and actionable steps for enhancing STEM collaboration for effective health service delivery.
The Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation have entered a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative in the aftermath of WHO’s declaration of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern.
The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, a bold and unprecedented $1.5 billion partnership, was launched in June 2021. This innovative and ground-breaking partnership aimed to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, roll out vaccinations, build the vaccine manufacturing workforce for the continent, and strengthen the Africa CDC to ensure long-term health security for Africa.
Unprecedented in scale, speed and inclusion of African organizations, the partnership has contributed to the continent’s current vaccination rate of 53 per cent of the target population, up from just 3 per cent at the start of the initiative.
The partnership has also trained, equipped, and deployed 38,000 health workers, creating a robust frontline in safeguarding public health locally. It has provided job opportunities for 23,000 individuals and integrated over 600 COVID-19 vaccination centres into healthcare systems.
Additionally, this initiative led to the expansion of genomic testing capabilities from seven to 40 laboratories across the continent.
The review of Phase 1 of this initiative, among fifteen implementing partners across 29 countries, conducted by Deloitte, indicates that the vast majority of funds disbursed were used effectively and as intended. Likewise, ongoing monitoring by KPMG has confirmed that partners not only showed strength in programmatic results but also improved the institutional capacity for greater sustainability and institutional resilience.
“Our Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative with the Mastercard Foundation has shown the power of respectful and action-oriented partnerships rooted in collaboration, coordination, and systems strengthening. The experience and learnings from Phase I will enable us to move with greater speed and scale to deliver with accelerated impact to our member states” said Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa CDC.
In its second phase, the partnership will expand its scope and scale, focusing on completing the vaccination of healthcare workers and vulnerable groups, building a robust workforce of community health workers, ensuring pandemic preparedness by bolstering national public health institutions, laboratory capacities, data access and quality, local manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, and continuing strengthening of Africa CDC.
Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation launch phase 2 of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative to strengthen Africa’s public health systems.
The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative stands out as a testament to the power of African-led health solutions. As it progresses to its next phase, partnerships will continue to play a crucial role in shaping a New Public Health Order for Africa. Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation remain committed to improving the health and well-being of all Africans.
By Chuks Eke
Hon. Adam Victor Ogene, member representing Ogbaru constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman of, the House Committee on Renewable Energy has targeted over 1,500 patients for free medical treatments in this year’s 2-day medical outreach for members of his constituency.
Medical consultant in charge of the outreach, Tunde Ojo who disclosed this yesterday at Central School Field, Odekpe, the venue of the free medical testing and counseling, said the constituents were trooping out in their large numbers to take advantage of the free nature of the exercise to check their health status.
Meantime hundreds of residents of the federal constituency have eulogised Hon. Ogene for providing them free medical services.
The beneficiaries who cut across natives and non-natives of the constituency, sang praises of Hon. Ogene at the Central School, Odekpe where various medical experts carry out tests on them for various ailments including malaria, HIV, diabetes, BP, typhoid, hypertension, cholera and various eye problems and drugs given to them free.
The two-day free medical outreach and HIV Awareness free medical screening and accessories are facilitated by. Ogene is being organized by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA in partnership with Niphemy Solutions Limited.
The co-ordinating medical services, Dr. Umeoranefo Isaiah praised Hon. Ogene for facilitating the medical services stating that the best service any leader who loves his people would provide them is sound health.
“When Hon. Afam Ogene called me, he pleaded with me to coordinate these free medical services to make sure that the people received the best medical services.
“I see Hon. Ogene as a leader who is passionate about his people and humanity; he wants to give back to his people for reposing confidence in him by voting him to represent them at the National Assembly.
Dr. Isaiah stated that the most common ailment among the people from the diagnosis is malaria, typhoid, eye problems, especially eye blurring which according to him is a sign of one having diabetic complications; cataracts, etc.
All the medical services which included screening for various ailments, provision of drugs, and medicated eyeglasses were given to the beneficiaries free.
Some of the beneficiaries including Mrs. Felicia Adebisi, Rev. Sister Chinelo Umenyi, Mrs Chinwendu Oduma, Mr. Igwe Gabriel Emmanuel, Prince Stanley Ezike, Mr. Uche Nwakolobi among others prayed to God to reward Hon Ogene with sound health and re-election.
Mrs. Adebisi who was screened over eye challenges and given medical eyeglasses praised Hon. Ogene for coming to her aid and prayed to God to reward him with sound health.
He stated that Hon. Ogene had demonstrated unprecedented love to the people in the Constituency since he was inaugurated in the National Assembly saying ‘Hon. Afam Ogene is the person who made it possible for us to be passing on the road to our house”.
“We know him as a lover of the people and God will reward him with a second term because he is a good man.
“I am not from Ogbaru but I live in Ogbaru. Hon. Ogene does not discriminate”.
Rev. Sister Omenyi stated that many people have been dying in Ogbaru because of a lack of proper medical services.
“I was screened over so many health issues including malaria, diabetes, BP, typhoid, sugar, HIV but the major problem I received treatment for is eye problem”, Rev Sister Omenyi stated.
She praised Hon. Ogene for coming and showing love for the people.
Hon. Chinedu Uwollo, a legislative aide to Hon. Ogene said that the free medical services were a deliberate program by his boss aimed at delivering quality health services to stem the rate of avoidable deaths among the people.
He stated that the medical outreach would be extended to other communities in the future saying that the two-day medical services were targeted at the people in smaller areas in the Constituency.
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