Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Tackles Maternal Mortality Head on, Presents Certificates to 400 Trained Traditional Birth Attendants

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday presented certificates of participation in orientation course to 400 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the State, just as he expressed optimism that they would contribute to the State Government’s effort to reduce maternal mortality rate. Speaking at the certificate presentation ceremony of the TBAs held at the […]

Key Note Address By His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode the Governor Of Lagos State at the Year 2016 Presentation of Certificates to Traditional Birth Attendants (T.B.As) at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa Secretariat Ikeja on Thursday, May 12, 2016

It is my pleasure to be here today to witness the Graduation Ceremony of Traditional Birth Attendants who have undergone our General Hospitals Immersion Programe.  I congratulate all of you. One of our policies in the health sector is to empower our traditional medicine practitioners and make them an integral part of our healthcare delivery […]

Lagos to Establish Mobile Cancer Centre

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday accepted the offer to raise funds toward the establishment of Mobile Cancer Centre for treatment of people who require such treatment, just as he expressed absolute commitment to providing efficient health care service delivery to all residents of the State. Governor Ambode, who said the major driving […]

Lagos To Commence Construction Of World Class Medical Park

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced plans to commence the construction of world class Medical Park under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, just as it restated its commitment to improve healthcare experience and promote medical tourism and excellent healthcare services of international standard in the State. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide […]

Lagos State Government Signs Agreement For Establishment Of DNA Forensic Centre

On Tuesday, 3rd of May, 2016, the Lagos State Government signed an agreement for the establishment of a DNA Forensic Centre in the State. Speaking at the official signing of the agreement between the State Government and ITSI Bioscience LCC in Alausa, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said that the […]

Lagos Records First Successful Bone Bridge Surgery In West Africa

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in December 2015 carried out the first successful Bone Bridge Surgery in West Africa as well as successful Cochlear Implant surgeries on three deaf patients without the support of foreign doctors, the State Government said on Tuesday. The State Government, through LASUTH, also had its first successful Kidney […]

Address Presented By His Excellency, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, on the Occasion of the Quarterly Town Hall Meeting (3rd In The Series) Held on Thursday April 14th, 2016 at Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, Lagos

In over a month from now, this administration will be one year in office and I am happy to report that in the last 10 and half months, this government has embarked upon several high impact projects; some completed while many are still ongoing. All of these are the outcome of our strategic and methodical […]

Boat Mishap: Group Plans Life Jacket Manufacturing Plant In Honour Of Victims

A group, AMBSAM Memorial Foundation on Thursday said it would establish a life jacket manufacturing plant in honour of five persons who died in a boat mishap which occurred on March 28, 2015 in Epe area of Lagos State. The victims had met their tragic death while on an assignment to monitor the 2015 Presidential […]

Mrs. Bolanle Ambode Canvasses Global Action For Gender Parity

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife Bolanle, have sent a call for global action to fast-track the process of achieving gender parity across the world. They made the call at the Police College Grounds, Ikeja, during the celebration of the 2016 International Women’s Day, organized by the state’s Ministry of […]

Pictures: Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode at 8th health Service Commission Annual Nurses’ Scientific Conference

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (2nd right), being shown round the exhibition stand by Commissioner IV, Health Service Commission, Mrs. Kemi Ogunyemi (right), during the 8th Health Service Commission Annual Nurses’ Scientific Conference, at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. With them are Apex Nurse, Ijede General Hospital, […]