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Nigeria needs Family doctors to achieve Universal Health Coverage SOFPON
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By Chioma Obinna
To mark this year’s World Family Doctor’s Day, a passionate call has gone to the Nigerian family physicians to renew family medicine as unique and indispensable discipline critical in achieving universal health coverage in the country.
Chairman of the Lagos Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, SOFPON, Dr Blessing Chukwukelu in a speech she delivered on behalf of the President of SOFPON, said family doctors are distinguished by their resolute commitment to patients, healthcare providers, and their communities.
She maintained that family medicine must engage in new efforts to expand its scope of practice. ”We, physicians must therefore begin to define, delicate and demonstrate what family medicine is and how it is the true centre of healthcare.
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Rotary Club of Ibadan Prestige, on Thursday, sensitises expectant mothers, an effort aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality rate.
The event which was held at the Primary Health care Center, Ago Tappa, Mokola Ibadan, was equally aimed at creating awareness on the importance of immunization to pregnant women and their children.
The club as part of his gesture also distributed birth kits to pregnant women.
Speaking at the event the charter president of the club, Rotarian Folake Ladeinde, explained that the programme is aimed at reducing the maternal mortality rate.
While she also added that event was also organised in celebration of the Club month’s theme “maternal and child health.”
Consultant Family Physician, a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Family Physicians, Dr. Nimi Ekere is also a child advocate, author, speaker and humanitarian. She has practised medicine in urban and rural areas for over 15 years, and has endeared herself to her patients through dedication to duty, selflessness, empathy and love for people, especially the less-privileged and children. As a proponent of effective and intentional parenting, she convenes different informative and educative programmes for children.
Passionate about combating Child Sexual Abuse through her foundation, the Smile and Shine Children’s Foundation, she has also written four books for children, pre-teens, teenagers and parents on the dangers of Child Sexual Abuse with effective practical remedies. Ekere, who has carried out numerous medical outreaches, free training, workshops and events, partnering other NGOs, both home and abroad, in this interview with MARY NNAH, talks about her latest
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