Quality and affordable healthcare at the grassroots level received a significant boost at the weekend with the opening of the Edward & Clara Memorial Clinic (ECMC), a walk-in health facility located on the first floor of SuperSavers Mall, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos. This marks the second ECMC facility to open in Lagos, following the launch of the clinic at SuperSavers Mall, Osapa, Lekki in April 2023.
Dr. Augustina Anetor, Managing Director of ECMC, emphasised that the establishment of this walk-in clinic addresses pressing challenges in the Nigerian healthcare landscape, including limited access, inadequate infrastructure, and high service delivery costs. A UK-trained Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Anetor returned to Nigeria in response to the Federal Government’s call for healthcare professionals in the Diaspora to help drive growth, innovation and inclusivity in the sector. She shared that ECMC aims to be a benchmark in preventive healthcare, empowering communities nationwide to achieve wellness and vitality.
“Our clinic facilities are imbedded in the communities, situated closely to the activities of daily life enabling people to walk in and get urgent attention. Our healthcare services include clinical consultation, laboratory tests, treatment and management of minor and intermediate injuries and fractures, health screening and counseling”, Dr. Anetor said.
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She noted that ECMC leverages technology, collaboration with health professionals and institutions in Nigeria and in the Diaspora to provide access to quality and affordable healthcare solutions to communities especially in Okota, Amuwo Odofin and Lekki where the first clinic was established last year. Dr. Anetor urged regular shoppers at SuperSavers Mall and residents of Okota to take advantage of the one month free registration and consultation and walk in with family members to access quality healthcare and know their health status.
Chairman of the opening ceremony, Mr. Lucky Egede said the establishment of Edward & Clara Memorial Clinic is a giant stride in nation building, saying that Nigeria can only make tremendous progress when we all do our bits across different fields and locations in the country. Mr. Egede, who is also the chairman of SuperSavers supermarket retail chain in Nigeria said a healthy community builds a progressive nation. He urged shoppers and residents of Okota to take advantage ECMC at the shopping mall to enhance their families’ health status noting that “when you are healthy, you are wearing a crown that only the sick can see”.
Several residential estates and communities in Okota who were represented at the event welcomed the walk-in clinic, saying it has solved the problem of distance and access to quality private primary healthcare in the area.