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Sanwo-Olu, experts advice on 4th wave COVID-19 prevention

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3 years ago

September 2, 2021

Sanwo-Olu, experts advice on 4^th wave COVID-19 prevention

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu and medical experts advised Nigeria to be readily prepared to prevent the fourth COVID-19 wave and future pandemics in the country.

They made the submission at the 56th edition of the Annual Scientific Conference, organised by the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, Lagos State branch, held at Oshodi, Lagos.

The theme of the conference was: “National Health Emergency Preparedness – Current Status and Forward Look.”

Sanwoolu, in her address, said that “there must be a comprehensive action plan to enhance preparedness for emergencies especially in terms of fundings, partnerships and political commitments at all levels.

She stressed that since the Ebola experience in 2014, with Lagos State as epi-center, the government had continued to put up critical efforts for emergency health preparedness, even as she commended the AMLSN for initiating the discourse in that direction.

However, Professor Richard Adegbola, a Consultant and Research Professor, in his paper, proffered consistent surveillance as a critical component for early detection of infectious diseases and the prevention of its transformation into a pandemic.

Adegbola said: “There are four components for preparedness for epidemics: the number one is surveillance, and surveillance need to be consistent and systematic because what surveillance does is, it generates data that can give you trend so that you can predict what happens next.

“So what to take away is that we need to look at what is working now for COVID-19. It worked for us during Ebola, that made Nigeria so successful in battling and containing the disease and we should learn from that and make sure we maintain them and improve on them.

“We should train staff that can actually do what we need to do to prepare for the future, because another pandemic will come, there is no doubt about that, when it will come and what it will be, we don’t know.

“So, we need to improve our surveillance and modern technology like what they call Genomics, that is, sequencing to know the genetic component for the virus, because virus changes.

“Even the current one now, the problem is that, it is changing and all virus do that, they change so that they can beat the system that you use to combat them, but we have to be ahead of them, and the only way we can be ahead of them is to do sequencing, so that we know if they change and how to combat them.

“So, focus on surveillance and financing surveillance, so that we can maintain the structure that we have now, improve on training the staff so that when another one comes there will be early detection because the problem with the pandemic is if you don’t detect it early, and you allow it to escape into the community, then you are chasing after it rather than standing against it.

“What the data shows is that the government has tried as much as they could with the resources available. They started with only few laboratories, for example the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, fortunately, we have the NCDC in place, because we have a coordinating body from Federal to the state level and they actually have emergency control centres all over the state.

“My understanding is that, by the end of 2020, they have emergency control centres in each of the state, what we need to do now is to make them functional, in terms of staff, infrastructure, laboratory components. Train epidemiologists that can actually do surveys and monitor what is going on.

“The most important thing is to see if something is changing and track it before it gets to the community and there are ways to do it.

“For example, studies have shown that if you are going to have an epidemic, you begin to see signs of it. For example, sewage and begin to look at people who work with animals and try to see whether we can see signs of something before they arrive so that we can plan strategies against them.

“In summary, we need to identify what has worked, how we can strengthen them, how can we expand surveillance, how can we increase our ability to do what we can not do now and train people and also make sure we sustain them, so that we don’t forget how it comes so as to avoid running around again.”

However, AMLSN President, Prof James Damen, represented by Mr. Femi Ajebo, harped on the need for the desired political will evidenced by improved budgetary allocation and manpower training to fully defeat the COVID-19 scourge and restore life of the people to normalcy.

Earlier, the Lagos State Branch Chairman of AMLSN, Mr Olumide Fadipe stated that the conference was to allow academic and professional examination of the preparedness of Nigeria for the COVID-19 pandemic and the way forward.

The weeklong conference is expected to end on Saturday, with a communique to be formally presented for the consideration of government.

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How to store naturic drink to stay fresh and yummy 🤤

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2 years ago

October 10, 2022

Sahara Weekly

How to store naturic drink to stay fresh and yummy 🤤

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Ooni of Ife Lauds Health Technology Solution’s Initiative as he Visits Cavista in Lagos

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2 years ago

September 14, 2022

Sahara Weekly

Ooni of Ife Lauds Health Technology Solution’s Initiative as he Visits Cavista in Lagos

His Imperial Majesty Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, recently visited the Lagos offices of Cavista Nigeria, and lauded its founder and chairman, Niyi John Olajide, for his strides in creating advanced technology as a tool for development and job creation.
During the visit, the Ooni further stated that the giant strides of Olajide, a proud descendant of Oduduwa from Erinmope-Ekiti, Ekiti State, should not go unnoticed.

“Despite the stereotype woven around Nigerian youths, Olajide has proven himself to be a worthy ambassador putting Nigeria on the world map as a problem-solver.,” the Ooni said.

“The purpose of my visit is to show my unflinching support for him and task the government to encourage technology businesses and entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams by creating an enabling environment.”

The Ooni also said Olajide, the founder and president of leading global healthcare technology company Axxess, a global partner to Cavista, is setting an extraordinary example for other business leaders.

“At a time when the best brains of our young people are relocating out of Nigeria due to a harsh economic climate, Olajide is in Nigeria utilizing his wealth of experience to create opportunities for job creation while ensuring consistent development of technology solutions in healthcare delivery across Africa,” the Ooni emphasized.

“Olajide is doing a lot, not only for himself but for the Nigerian youths he has engaged,” the Ooni continued. “Nigeria requires more than 65% of its total young population to take the lead in instituting modern governance and leadership, as well as establishing the noblest economic outlooks capable of competing favorably with any nation in the world through their entrepreneurial spirit.”

Since Olajide created Axxess in 2007 as an IT consulting firm, it has created and pioneered innovative healthcare solutions using cutting-edge technology to solve complex challenges in healthcare in North America and Africa. Today, Axxess is trusted by more than 9,000 organizations that serve more than 3 million patients worldwide.

“With investments in Cavista Nigeria, where more than 250 software engineers are currently employed, we provide cloud-based solutions that can be used anytime, anywhere, so people can receive the absolute best healthcare efficiently and in the privacy and comfort of wherever they call home,” Olajide said.

“Olajide’s story of struggles and challenges resonate with me and strikes a chord with a lesson of always believing in your dreams,” the Ooni said. “His toughness and doggedness exemplify the widely-held belief of ‘no pain, no gain.’ Indeed, there is the promise of greater value and reward for the price of persistent and intentional work.”

Appreciating the Ooni for his words of encouragement and playing his fatherly role during the visit, Olajide noted he kick-started his entrepreneurial sojourn from his days at the University of Texas at Dallas, where the vision for Axxess was conceived.

Axxess has a diverse pool of employees representing more than 45 countries worldwide.

“I believe that when we can harness the power of our diversity, we will replicate our success around the world in Nigeria at Cavista,” Olajide said.

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Kaffy Becomes Shalina Healthcare Brand Ambassador For Ibucap

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2 years ago

September 2, 2022

Sahara Weekly

Shalina Healthcare made bold it’s mission to make Quality and affordable pharmaceutical products a right for all Africans by welcoming Kaffy as Brand Ambassador for its dependable pain relieve companion- “Ibucap.”

The brand Ibucap has over 25 years and counting success stories of being part of people’s lives. It does this by relieving the pain which limits them, thereby helping them get back to the things they love doing, Hence the tag line Ibucap – “Always with You in Pain”. Therefore, speaking at the event, the Brand Manger rightly said #EveryPainHasAStory and #EveryStoryHasIbucap.

With this in mind, the 42-year-Old energetic Dancepreneur, Choreographer and Fitness Coach will be spearheading the brands Social Media Campaign by building on last years #MyIbucapStory campaign which saw real people sharing their experience with the Ibucap Brand.

The campaign marks yet another effort by Shalina Healthcare to give back to the growing list of users of its pharmaceutical products through a social initiative powered by Ibucap a quality pain relief companion.