By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has stepped up efforts to implement its Executive Order on Mandatory Social Health Insurance, convening a high-level meeting with Permanent Secretaries of the six Health Districts, Directors of Medical Services, and Medical Officers of Health across Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas to accelerate adoption at…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government on Wednesday intensified its push to eliminate malaria and tuberculosis, declaring digital innovation central to the next phase of its health sector reforms. The high-level meeting, held in Ikeja in collaboration with Maisha Meds, brought together senior government officials, national programme leaders, lawmakers and private sector partners under…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) has intensified efforts toward international accreditation, rallying its workforce around teamwork, leadership, and quality improvement during a two-day Workforce Engagement Forum held February 16–17, 2026, in Lagos. The forum, themed “Accreditation as a Shared Goal: Strengthening Teamwork and Quality for Safe, Reliable Blood Transfusion Services,”…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has commenced an investigation into an incident that occurred on Saturday near the finishing line of the 11th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. The incident involved an ambulance deployed as part of the official medical emergency response for the event. The vehicle reportedly came in contact with a…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State on Tuesday marked World Cancer Day 2026 with a high-impact awareness walk and a free cancer screening exercise for public servants, underscoring the state government’s commitment to prevention, early detection, and access to quality cancer care. Organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Health through its Non-Communicable Diseases and Cancer…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to entrench mandatory health insurance with the formal investiture of the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. (Mrs) Kemi Ogunyemi, as Enforcement Leads of the Lagos State Health Scheme Executive Order and ILERA EKO Champions….
By Ayomide Otitoju Africa is no longer under a regional public health emergency for mpox, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced, though the viral infection remains endemic in several areas. The announcement was made on Saturday by Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) September…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) Enforcement Team, marking the start of full implementation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order mandating social health insurance for all residents. The initiative aims to ensure no Lagos resident is denied healthcare due to financial constraints. The inauguration, held at the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State on January 12–13, 2026, hosted the physical interviews for applicants to the National Health Fellows (NHF) Programme, Cohort 2.0, as part of efforts by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Health, to strengthen Nigeria’s health system through strategic human capital…
