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COVID-19 patients flee homes to avoid being admitted – Commissioner of Health

Olawale Agbede Top Stories, Wellbeing

The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi,  says some residents of the state who have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, have fled their homes in a bid to avoid being admitted in an isolation center. Professor Akin Abayomi disclosed this at a press conference earlier today. He appealed to

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LASG set to crush illegal health facilities, quacks

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The Lagos State Government has said it will begin a clampdown on illegal health facilities in the state to safeguard the lives of residents. The Executive Secretary, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, Dr Abiola Idowu, spoke at the end of three-day capacity building training for staff of the agency. A statement on Sunday stated that Idowu explained

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Yeepa! Findings show that 24.2 percent of Lagos women have sexual intercourse before age 18

Idris Aina Wellbeing

A recently released report from the National Demographic and Health Survey and the Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey has indicated that 24.2 percent of women in Lagos had their first sexual intercourse before attaining the age of 18 years. Speaking on the report, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, said

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More Than 900 Ikorodu Residents Benefit From Free Medical Check

Idris Aina My Area

An estimated 1000 residents of Ikorodu Community benefitted from the free medical check up which held at the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ita Elewa, Ikorodu, today, Monday, November 14, 2016. The free medical test was organized by the Lagos State Government Ministry of Health in partnership with the Eko Free Health Mission,

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