Doctors offer free services ahead of AGM, confab

THE frontline body of government doctors in Lagos State, the Medical Guild, will from November 16-17 and 23-24, 2015 begin screening and surgeries to correct ailments in the health conditions of residents of Ikorodu Local Council of Lagos State.

The Chairman of the Guild, Dr. Biyi Kufo, a Special Grade Consultant Ophthalmologist at the General Hospital, Lagos Island, while addressing associate doctors during the preparation for the programme at their secretariat in Idiroko, Lagos, said: “As a prelude to the Guild’s yearly general meeting (AGM) scheduled for November 23 and 24, 2015 in Lagos, we consider it is appropriate to employ our skills at minimising health problems suffered by residents of Lagos State.

He said: “We are therefore giving free screening to test and ascertain the people’s exact health problems. With the nature of the forthcoming project, we will perform surgeries when necessary. Our focus is to tackle ailments that include diabetes, surgical condition such as hernia and uterine fibroids, urinary tract infection, malaria and eye conditions such as cataract and glaucoma.”

Kufo explained that the first phase of their health project in 2015 is the medical screening and surgeries while the second phase involves surgeries from November 23-24, followed by the Guild’s 2015 yearly general meeting (AGM) and scientific conference taking place in Lagos on November 25, 2015.

The Guild’s chairman, who further stressed that a major reason behind the Guild’s desire to integrate the private sector into its health projects is recognition of the professional input and approach adopted by pharmaceutical companies, especially their culture of infusing a competitive spirit in dispensing services to their clients and customers, said it is a major attribute that contributes to boosting efficiency and ultimately becomes a key factor in the ability of such companies to resolve health problems that need application of authentic drugs.

On his own, the Secretary of the Guild, Dr. Sunday Luro, who is Senior Medical Officer at the General Hospital, Ikorodu, explained how the Guild is now providing public education about its philosophy and goals, especially towards corporate bodies, which need to understand the importance of ensuring good health care for residents of Lagos State.
Luro said: “With the nature of its antecedents, the Medical Guild has a key role to play in contributing to the provision of good health care services to Lagosians. Established in 1926, it comprises medical and dental practitioners.

The Medical Guild is Nigeria’s oldest medical association. Our doctors man the Lagos State Hospital Services, comprising 27 hospitals spread across Lagos State: most of these are General and Specialist hospitals such as the Lagos Maternity Hospital dedicated to the care of women.
“With its forthcoming medical screening, surgeries and the 2015 yearly general meeting and scientific conference, the Medical Guild will publicly demonstrate skill, depth and a professional attitude to providing health services for residents of Lagos State.”