Advocates For Global Peace Forum International, a strong United Nations Civil Society support Organization in collaboration with AG Mortgage Bank PLC, takes medical outreach programs to communities across Lagos State.
The program, which began at the Madilas market, trade fair complex, Lagos State is expected to travel through all the major markets and across every community in Lagos State.
According to available statistics, an average of 20,000 Nigerians travel to India each year in search of medical care due to the absence of a solid home healthcare system.
UNICEF in a recent report said that “preventable or treatable infectious diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and HIV/AIDS are responsible for more than 70% of estimated under-five deaths in Nigeria” .
AGPFI has been at the forefront in supplementing the efforts of governments in providing accessible health care to thousands of Nigerian people as we strongly believe that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.
Our outreach programs play a critical role in improving and expanding the reach of healthcare through activities such as health education, case management, basic healthcare, and treatments, as well as facilitating access to services.
Our basic actions in health can also be summarized in the following:
* Sharing culturally appropriate health education.
* Providing informal counseling and social support.
* Support ongoing disease self-management skills and awareness campaigns.
* Conducting routine medical examinations and general treatments for people with varying degrees of common illnesses.
