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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Wednesday asked residents of the State to register for the Health Insurance Scheme introduced to improve healthcare delivery. Subscription to the scheme, Sanwo-Olu said, would enable the government…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commissioned the newly reconstructed Institute of Maternal And Child Health popularly known as Ayinke House located within the premises of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja,…

Resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it will begin three days warning strike on Jan. 28 over shortage of house officers and resident doctors. Dr Fatai Balogun, President,…

The Lagos State Government says nine bodies from the Otedola Link Bridge fire incident which occurred on June 28 have been successfully matched to the families. In a statement, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, said that 11…

Dr Olufunke Adeyeye, a consultant on respiratory disorder, says people living with asthma can live improved quality lives and be free of the symptoms if they adhere regularly to their medication. Adeyeye, who works at the Lagos State…

As part of efforts to stem overseas medical tourism by Nigerians, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it will soon begin full cardiac surgery. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Adewole Oke, told the…

The regulatory body of doctors will decide on the Federal Government’s decision banning doctors in public service from engaging in private practice. Prof. Adewale Oke, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching…

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in December 2015 carried out the first successful Bone Bridge Surgery in West Africa as well as successful Cochlear Implant surgeries on three deaf patients without the support of…

Dr Wale Oke, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says there is no reported case of Lassa fever at the hospital. Oke made the clarification on Friday in an interview with newsmen in…