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  • Ikorodu partners LASHMA to boost elderly healthcare

    Ikorodu partners LASHMA to boost elderly healthcare

    Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Prince Adedayo Ladega, has reaffirmed commitment to quality and accessible healthcare for senior citizens through the distribution of Itoju Agba Health Insurance Cards to elderly residents.

    The event, held at the O’Clean Event Center within the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat, marked Day 2 of the council’s 100 Days in Office programme.

    The initiative followed Day 1’s focus on sanitation and environmental advocacy, signaling a broad approach to community development.

    Implemented in partnership with the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) under the Ilera Eko scheme, the Itoju Agba Health Insurance Programme aims to provide comprehensive medical access, preventive care, and financial protection for the elderly.

    Friday’s exercise involved the official distribution of personalized health cards with policy numbers, enrolling beneficiaries into the state-backed healthcare system.

    The event also featured on-site medical checkups conducted by LASHMA officials, enabling participants to receive health assessments and professional guidance.

    Ladega described the programme as a major component of the Enhanced Healthcare pillar of his SEED Agenda — Security, Education, Enhanced Healthcare, and Development. He added that the initiative aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritizes inclusive governance and welfare for vulnerable groups.

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    “Our elders have contributed immensely to the growth of our communities. Providing them with reliable healthcare is not just a duty — it is a moral imperative,” Hon. Ladega said. “Through this partnership with LASHMA, our senior citizens now have access to treatment, preventive care, and peace of mind. This programme reflects our broader goal of ensuring every resident feels valued and supported.”

    The council chairman further noted that the initiative complements Lagos State’s THEMES+ Agenda, particularly its Health and Environment pillar, by strengthening local participation in state and national health priorities.

    Residents and invited guests commended the chairman for prioritizing senior citizens’ welfare and praised the initiative as timely, impactful, and life-changing. Beneficiaries expressed gratitude, noting that access to the Itoju Agba Health Insurance reduces the financial burden of healthcare for older adults.

  • LASHMA partners LASUSTECH to sensitise students

    LASHMA partners LASUSTECH to sensitise students

    • By ThankGod Wekpa

    The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) in collaboration with the Directorate of Health Administration, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has sensitised   students on the need for healthy living as well as the Ilera Eko health insurance scheme.

    The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya emphasised  the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, noting that prevention was far better than cure. He encouraged  students to prioritise their health by avoiding self medications among other dangerous practices.

    He said the  state government through the LASHMA, has made provisions for health insurance  for all students by virtue of the Ilera Eko scheme, adding that the university has paid the premium  on behalf of the students.

    He appealed to them to make judicious use of the scheme should the need arise while  warning that the yearly premium would remain unaccessed if they did not utilise it.

    LASUSTECH’s Director of Health Administration,Dr Abdurahman Ibrahim,while addressing the students on healthy living, admonished them to avoid stress as much as possible, harping on the need for regular exercises, adequate rests, healthy dietetics and the need to abstain from both unprescribed and hard drugs..

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    Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary at LASHMA, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, explained that the agency is the body in  charge of all health facilities in the state, with the responsibility of regulating and providing social health insurances for all residents in the state.

    She further explained that Ilera Eko was the social health insurance mechanism which all residents in the state – including students – must key into, especially as it is in compliance with the executive order signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in July 2024 which made it mandatory for all residents to have access to quality and affordable health insurance in furtherance to jealth element of the state’s THEMES PLUS agenda.

    Represented by , the Head of Sales and Marketing for Ilera Eko, Uche Igweonya, Zamba hailed  the university for being the first tertiary institution in the state to comply with the directive by enrolling its staff and students into the scheme, noting that the visit to the institution was therefore crucial as it served the purpose of both sensitising and educating the students on the  Ilera Eko scheme.

     LASUSTECH’s Dean of Student Affairs, Dr Ademola Aderogba  noted that the premium for Ilera Eko scheme is paid yearly, and beginning from last year, when the university joined the scheme, the institution is up to date with its financial responsibilities.

     “I doubt whether 80 percent of the students assess it, or are even aware of it. It’s an annual event, we paid last year, and we have also paid for this year’s. But everyday students keep coming to me that they are sick and all that, when there’s a healthcare mechanism put in place for them.

    “So with this initiative today, we hoped to kill two birds with one stone, firstly, by coaching them on healthy living as well as creating awareness and sensitising them on the existence and benefits of the Ilera Eko scheme.

    “All LASUSTECH students have been enrolled into the scheme, so all what they need is their policy number or code with which they can approach any government hospital or some selected hospitals in the state to get treatments for free,” he said.

  • Council joins forces with LASHMA on free health insurance

    Council joins forces with LASHMA on free health insurance

    The Chairman of Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mayor Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, has kicked off free registration of residents into the health insurance scheme.

    The initiative is in partnership with Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA).

     The scheme will register 1,200 residents in the first instance, while it  caters for treatment of sundry ailment and minor surgery free of charge.

    The occasion was also used to distribute the monthly food palliative package for 1,500 residents and the Oke Money disbursement where N50,000 each was disbursed to 100 traders.

     ‘’The effort of our dear Governor, Mr Babajide  Sanwo-Olu on delivery of quality health services to the people of Lagos through the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has made the chairman to partner with LASHMA to make this provision of quality health services available and accessible for Ifelodun residents at no cost.

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     ‘’Today, we shall be registering 1200 residents into the scheme and the aim is to allow our people to have access to health facilities whenever it is necessary , even when they don’t have the wherewithal to do so,” he said.

    The council chief noted that after registration by the first week of February, beneficiaries were  free to visit the hospital of their choice for medical attention and if prescribed drugs are not available, there are dedicated pharmacies within the community to get the drugs free .

     He promised to continue to work till the last day of his administration.

    Reeling out some of his achievements, he said : “We have done so much in taking good care of our people such as consistently given food palliatives to over 1500 residents to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidy removal , N10,000 to 500 youths , N10,000 to 500 aged , N10,000 to 200 young  families , N50,000 to 100 petty traders to boost their businesses on monthly basis.