Lagos to Commemorate World Health Day

The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Multipro Enterprises Limited (MPEL), makers of Hypo bleach, is organising a walk, health summit/symposium, medical screening and community clean-up exercise to sensitise residents and commemorate this year’s World Health Day.

The Director Disease Control, State Ministry of Health, Dr. Eniola Erinosho, who disclosed this while reviewing activities lined up by the State to mark the annual International World Day on 7th of April, explained that the events are packaged with the aim of creating awareness and improving the understanding of the Year 2019 theme – “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere”.

He envisaged that the event will spur actions from individuals, policy-makers and healthcare workers to make universal healthcare a reality for everyone.

“The sensitisation walk, health summit/symposium and medical screening exercise will be held on Friday 12th of April, 2019 while the community sensitisation and clean-up exercise tagged – Team Up to Clean Up – will hold on Saturday 13th April, 2019 at Surulere Local Government”, he revealed.

Erinosho noted that the clean-up exercise being spearheaded by Multipro Enterprise Limited (MPEL), aims to emphasise the importance of a clean neighbourhood in disease prevention and control as well as to stress the importance of everyone, everywhere coming together to raise the standards of health and hygiene around us.

“The rationale for this campaign is, working with the understanding that when it comes to hygiene and cleanliness it is our own responsibility. When one person takes the lead, others will imbibe the same and act accordingly”, he added.