By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has taken a major step toward improving emergency healthcare delivery with the launch of the LASHMA-AID Emergency Services Programme, a state-led intervention aimed at ensuring that residents are not denied life-saving care due to cost, delays or administrative barriers. The programme was formally unveiled on Thursday at The Providence Hotel,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has held a strategic engagement with Medical Directors of General Hospitals across the state to accelerate implementation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order mandating social health insurance for all residents. The meeting, held on Tuesday at the Soujourner Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, focused on the critical…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has successfully concluded a three-day training programme for over 200 health officers on the newly launched Lagos Health Logistics Management Information System (LHLMIS). The training, held from December 8 to 10, 2025, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), is a significant move toward improving real-time visibility of…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has flagged off the second round of the 2025 Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (MNCAH+N) Week, reaffirming its commitment to improving survival, nutrition and wellbeing outcomes for women, children and adolescents across the state. The flag-off ceremony, held on Saturday at the Mushin Local Government…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has launched and formally disseminated its revised Task-Shifting, Task-Sharing (TSTS) Policy, marking a significant step in addressing persistent health workforce shortages and expanding access to essential healthcare services for its more than 30 million residents. The launch event, held on Thursday, December 11, at the Marriott Hotel in Ikeja, brought…
By Ayomide Otitoju Government ministers from Zambia and across the region have launched a landmark One Health Regional Call to Action during a signing ceremony at the inaugural Eastern and Southern Africa Regional One Health Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. The ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Environment jointly pledged to strengthen One Health systems to safeguard…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) on Friday led a large-scale Awareness Walk around the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa-Ikeja, to mark the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, carrying a bold message: “Unaffordable health costs? We’re sick of it!” The vibrant procession, featuring a music band, volunteers, partners, and stakeholders,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) on Thursday held a high-level strategy session with Heads of Agencies to accelerate the implementation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order mandating Social Health Insurance for all residents. The meeting, held at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, marked a major push in the state’s effort to eliminate…
By Ayomide Otitoju A high-level conference in Kigali has issued a unified call for African countries to strengthen climate–health intelligence systems, warning that nations will remain vulnerable to climate hazards without reliable data showing how global warming is affecting public health. The appeal followed three days of technical sessions and policy dialogue at the Standards…
