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LAGOS AND ITS OVERBURDENED HEALTH SECTOR, By Steve Omolale thescopermedia.com/lagos-and… @followlasg @gbenga_omo
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LAGOS TASKS ADOLESCENTS TO SPEAK UP, SHAPES YOUTH-FRIENDLY HEALTH SERVICES ...Government reaffirms commitment to health equity, adolescent participation and menstrual hygiene education facebook.com/share/p/14tWzPW… @followlasg @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @ProfAkinAbayomi @kemskis
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LAGOS INSPECTS 280-BED OJO GENERAL HOSPITAL AHEAD OF COMMISSIONING Read more... facebook.com/share/p/1PWhGuA… @jidesanwoolu @ProfAkinAbayomi @kemskis @dr_tonee @followlasg @drobafemihamzat
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LAGOS REPURPOSES CACOVID CENTRE TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE TRAINING …Facility adds 315 laboratory positions, 520 lecture seats, 169 seminar seats …State targets increase in annual healthcare training intake from fewer than 500 to 2,500 within five years facebook.com/share/p/1Drpxo2…
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LAGOS ADVOCATES MALE SUPPORT, INFORMED CHOICE TO BOOST FAMILY PLANNING UPTAKE ...World Contraception Day: Ogunyemi urges informed choices as Lagos links family planning to healthier families, lower maternal mortality Read more... facebook.com/share/p/1DJUzp4… @followlasg
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LAGOS HEALTH MINISTRY RECEIVES ILERA EKO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE …As 62 MDAs Earn Full Compliance Recognition ...Lajide Reaffirms Ministry’s Commitment to Full Enforcement of Mandatory Health Insurance Policy Read more... facebook.com/share/p/1GNjs66… @followlasg @LagHealthScheme
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LAGOS INTENSIFIES PUSH TO CRASH MATERNAL, NEONATAL DEATHS ...Lajide demands coordinated action, stronger referral system ...MAMII Task Force adopts data-driven approach to save lives Read more... facebook.com/share/p/1DwpfG3… @followlasg @jidesanwoolu @ProfAkinAbayomi @kemskis
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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, NIGERIA! 🇳🇬 Today, the Lagos One Health Family joins Nigerians to celebrate our nation’s independence & the resilience of our people May our nation continue to prosper in peace, unity and good health Happy Independence Day! — The Lagos Health Family 🇳🇬
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LAGOS CELEBRATES WORLD PHARMACISTS DAY WITH AWARENESS WALK, FREE DEWORMING ...Okewole seeks stronger investment in pharmacy workforce, pharmacovigilance facebook.com/share/p/18U6tYe… @lagosstategovt @ProfAkinAbayomi @kemskis
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LAGOS MOVES TO SUSTAIN IntegratE GAINS, STRENGTHEN FAMILY PLANNING ...PCN pledges to sustain three-tier accreditation system for PPMVs ...Stakeholders seek transition from project interventions to system-wide impact facebook.com/share/p/14sYo6R… @SFHNigeria @gatesfoundation
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WPSD2026: LAGOS MOVES TO STRENGTHEN PATIENT SAFETY IN NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CARE …As stakeholders seek stronger regulation, clinical governance and continuity of care …Patient safety must be built into every stage of care — Ogunyemi facebook.com/share/p/18K7H9f… @followlasg
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🚀 1 DAY TO GO! Tomorrow is World Patient Safety Day 2026! Tomorrow, healthcare professionals, regulators, providers and stakeholders come together to advance safer care for people living with non-communicable diseases. 🔗 Register now: iventmaster.com/hefamaawpsd2… @jidesanwoolu
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2 DAYS TO GO! 🧡 The countdown continues! Just 2 days to go until we come together to put patient safety at the heart of healthcare delivery. Join healthcare professionals, providers, regulators for meaningful conversations on strengthening safe, quality care for our people.
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LAGOS TASKS STAKEHOLDERS ON MULTISECTORAL ACTION TO IMPROVE NUTRITION …Nutrition critical to human capital development – Lajide …NSN inducts 800 new members at 56th Conference Read more... facebook.com/share/p/1DErCgV… @followlasg @jidesanwoolu @JokeSanwoolu @drobafemihamzat
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LIVE ON ARISE TV The Honourable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, will be live on Arise TV today, Friday, 11 September 2026, to discuss the activities, progress and achievements of the Lagos State health sector. 🕘 Time: 9:00 AM @ProfAkinAbayomi @jidesanwoolu
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LAGOS INAUGURATES ATM RESOURCE MOBILISATION TWG TO REDUCE DONOR DEPENDENCE ...Lajide seeks sustainable funding for HIV, TB, malaria programmes ...TWG to close funding gaps, deepen private-sector partnerships facebook.com/share/p/19QYphi… @followlasg @ProfAkinAbayomi @Fmohnigeria
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NO DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK IN LAGOS, COMMISSIONER ASSURES RESIDENTS ...Urges calm, vigilance and prompt medical attention ...State strengthens surveillance as outbreak persists in several states facebook.com/share/p/1TH9XYh… @followlasg @jidesanwoolu @JokeSanwoolu @drobafemihamzat
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LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONCLUDES INVESTIGATION INTO PATIENT EXPERIENCE INCIDENT AT RANDLE GENERAL HOSPITAL Read Statement 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @ProfAkinAbayomi @gbenga_omo @kemskis @gboyegaakosile @Mr_JAGs @Riddwane @dr_tonee
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LAGOS INAUGURATES FIRST STATE TASK FORCE ON CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, PATIENT SAFETY …39-member body gets three months to develop statewide framework …Public, private, professional and civil society stakeholders unite to strengthen quality of care facebook.com/share/p/192XTg8…
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LAGOS INSPECTS OJO, SOMOLU GENERAL HOSPITAL PROJECTS Ojo nears 85% completion; Somolu’s new 180-bed hospital to become Head & Neck Super-Specialty Centre Read more... facebook.com/share/p/14jqBTd… @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @JokeSanwoolu @ProfAkinAbayomi @LASGWorks @Mr_JAGs
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