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Gates Foundation partners Rotary on health

By Isaac Taiwo
03 February 2023   |   12:23 pm
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with Rotary International, has organised the second leg of Rotary Family Health Days (RFHA) for the Rotary year to cover the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja from February 2 to 4, 2023.

Coordinator, Rotary Family Health Days (RFHD), Rotary Club of VCG, Rotarian Margaret Olowu; Volunteers Training, M & E Consultant, RFHD programme in Nigeria, Dr. Ebun Jaiyesimi; National Programme Coordinator, RFHD Nigeria, Past District Governor, Bola Oyebade; Director, Rotary Action Group for Family Health and AIDS Prevention Inc – RFHA, Past District Governor, Dr. Jide Akeredolu and Guest Speaker, Dr. Abimbola Sowande at the official flag-off of the Rotary Family Health Days 2022-2-23 Second Edition at the Rotary Centre, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with Rotary International, has organised the second leg of Rotary Family Health Days (RFHA) for the Rotary year to cover the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja from February 2 to 4, 2023.

During a briefing to flag off the programme at Rotary Centre, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, the National Coordinator, RFHA, Bola Oyebade, said the programme’s objective was to help Nigerians know their health status, which a lot of them take for granted.

“This programme commences today in about 120 locations in the country with 60 locations in Lagos. We are happy to collaborate with Bill & Melinda Gates in its passion to ensure immunisation of children across the world with a view to eradicating polio.
“It, therefore, targets immunisation of children against polio as well as Nigerians undergoing malaria screening and treatment, HIV testing and counselling, Hepatitis B & C, diabetes and glucose level screening among others,” said the past district governor.

He underscored the importance of the government doing a lot more in the area of creating awareness among Nigerians for them to know their health status from time to time, as prevention is always better than cure.

The Director, RFHA, West Africa, Dr. Jide Akeredolu, said simple health check with regular exercise would go a long way to maintaining good health at all times.

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