Dear Lagosians, Lagos First Lady Launches Endowment Fund To Cover Cost of Paediatric Surgeries

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The wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, launched the Pediatrics Endowment Fund at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).





Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied by members of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), said that the fund was to compliment the free healthcare services for children in the state.





The governor’s wife, who is the Chairperson of COWLSO, said that the endowment fund would bridge the gaps and reduce challenges in the health sector, especially as it affected children.





The project the first lady just talked about is an endowment fund for babies. The government has a free health policy for zero to 12; it has been on since 1999.





”But we need to assist government. So we want to appeal to high net worth individuals and corporate organisations to put funds in the endowment.





”This is because some of those children need cancer care and cancer drugs are very expensive.





“Government may not be able to provide everything. So that’s what the whole idea of the endowment fund is about,” the CMD said. 


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