The Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola last week came to the rescue of Prince Ifeanyi Dike dieing of kidney problem who was seeking for fund to fly to india for treatment. The governor provided financial aid to help fly the actor to india for kidney transplant. The AGN's Board of Trustee chairman, Ifeanyi Dike who was reported to have been diagonised of kidney problem needed N7million to go get treatment in india. The veteran actor will be flown to Delhi, india later this month with his wife and kidney donor.

http://..com/2011/02/gov-fashola-saves-ailing-nollywood.html

Saves him? Jeezzz!!! He helped with financials, not that he gave him his kidney . . . jeeezz!!!

^^^^^

is helping him financially not saving him

would you have given him the money

or do you not think without the money he might die

lol, alj harem I didn't know you read naija gossip blogs

Giving someone money is NOT SAVING the person. People here give away billions yearly to causes in Africa. Should we also say they are SAVING Africa?? ugh!

eku_bear:

lol, alj harem I didn't know you read naija gossip blogs

i have to keep young

Kobojunkie:

Giving someone money is NOT SAVING the person. People here give away billions yearly to causes in Africa. Should we also say they are SAVING Africa?? ugh!

what is the ugh and jezzze all about

That is the kind of "rascal" we need in governance

aisha2:

That is the kind of "rascal" we need in governance

Very well said!

aisha2:

That is the kind of "rascal" we need in governance

good one

Its a good deed but I hope the guy being a Nollywood actor didn't influence his decision. i also hoped he used his own money

aisha2:

That is the kind of "rascal" we need in governance

Meanwhile,our president is busy campaigning with state fund.
Awon oloriburuku people.

i hope he gives money to the millions of kidney patients in nigeria too. or do you have to be a star to qualify ? 'celebrity nepotism'

@jumobi,if you were the one i am sure you wouldnt question the source.

buzugee:

i hope he gives money to the millions of kidney patients in nigeria too. or do you have to be a star to qualify ? 'celebrity nepotism'

Do your own bit, let him do his. We see cancer and kidney patients on TV everyday, if 1000 nigerians who are watching donation 1000 the paitent will have 1million but we just sigh and assume someone else will help. Celebrity or no celebrity the man is ill and needs help. Help, do your bid, if you wont help please dont condemn people who do. I am not saying this to piss you off but i work with kidney patients and i know what pain they go through, they pass through pain, what makes it worse is that there is no kidney treatment facility and so people have to beg, sell all they have to go abraod for treatment. It takes everything you have, money, dignity and self respect. imagine a guy in this case Ifeanyi Dike who took care of a family now having to appeal for healp to get treatment. Please, let us be reasonable in our comments

^^^ You are still missing the point of the post. We had Yar adua, who himself had kidney problem but never bothered to use that as reason to build the state's healthcare system, in all 8 years of his serving as Governor, so that other's who are not as lucky as he is, can also have access to care.

Yes, it is commendable that the State governor sees fit to give this particular candidate financial help, but it is right to ask what about the thousands of other kidney patients in the country who will, at one point or another need to undergo similar surgery? Will the state also give them the money or is the state instead pooling resources into establishing world class healthcare right there in the state for the others?

aisha2:

Do your own bit, let him do his. We see cancer and kidney patients on TV everyday, if 1000 nigerians who are watching donation 1000 the paitent will have 1million but we just sigh and assume someone else will help. Celebrity or no celebrity the man is ill and needs help. Help, do your bid, if you wont help please dont condemn people who do. I am not saying this to piss you off but i work with kidney patients and i know what pain they go through, they pass through pain, what makes it worse is that there is no kidney treatment facility and so people have to beg, sell all they have to go abraod for treatment. It takes everything you have, money, dignity and self respect. imagine a guy in this case Ifeanyi Dike who took care of a family now having to appeal for healp to get treatment. Please, let us be reasonable in our comments

you dont get it do you ? putting band-aid on a crack is a temporary fix. and to qualify for a band-aid you need to be a celeb too ??    why not invest that money in building a kick-azz hospital and folks wouldnt have to travel to india for treatment. thats all a brothers saying

for once i am on the same page with kobojunkie. i think my ship has just sailed in  i better go play the lottery today

buzugee:

you dont get it do you ? putting band-aid on a crack is a temporary fix. and to qualify for a band-aid you need to be a celeb too ?? why not invest that money in building a kick-azz hospital and folks wouldnt have to travel to india for treatment. thats all a brothers saying

Am on the same page and severally i have appealled to the Federal Government, the President and the Special Ass on MDG, i have had opportunities to be one on one with pretty influencial people i could have asked for anything but all i appeal for was the kidney centre, all i have gotten so far is politically promises, they are more used to people coming for small favors and contracts. However, the man needs help, as so many others who cannot wait alive till we decide to get our acts together and have a kidney center, they need help and d chance to be alive

aisha2:

Am on the same page and severally i have appealled to the Federal Government, the President and the Special backside on MDG, i have had opportunities to be one on one with pretty influencial people i could have asked for anything but all i appeal for was the kidney centre, all i have gotten so far is politically promises, they are more used to people coming for small favors and contracts. However, the man needs help, as so many others who cannot wait alive till we decide to get our acts together and have a kidney center, they need help and d chance to be alive

i totally feel you aisha. the man needs help, as do millions of people in nigeria. why pick this man ? because of his fame ? so i need to be famous to get help from my own gubment ?

I think Lagos, by developing it's health industry to near world standards, can generate for itself needed revenue. Imagine a situation, where instead of flying out of the country, Nigerians instead take a bus ride to Lagos and get over 80% of their healthcare needs taken care of, at a reduced cost. We know that Nigerians spends hundreds of millions travelling abroad each year for healthcare. Lagos has what it takes to capitalize on that.

I agree, i continue to advocate for this because this can happen to anyone at anytime. I am sure AGN took his case to Him and i remember fash helping a baby some months ago, i can remember 2 more cases. However, lets keep campaigning please

^^^ How do you do that?

aisha2:

I agree, i continue to advocate for this because this can happen to anyone at anytime. I am sure AGN took his case to Him and i remember fash helping a baby some months ago, i can remember 2 more cases. However, lets keep campaigning please

seeing as you have links with folks in higher places you need to link me up gurl     hook a brother up. show a brother some love, give me some dapz, can a brother wet his beak ? let a brother get a lil sippy sippy  

Kobojunkie:

^^^ How do you do that?

by campaigning

^^^ How do you do that?

Kobojunkie:

^^^ How do you do that?

By making so much noise that they have to listen. By usisng all my contacts to get the audience of the policy makers, i call them during phone in programmes attack them with figures and pictures, send them letters and make sure they get to read them, i meet them at events, organise programs to show the plights of these people. Basically its called Advocacy

buzugee:

seeing as you have links with folks in higher places you need to link me up gurl hook a brother up. show a brother some love, give me some dapz, can a brother wet his beak ? let a brother get a lil sippy sippy

My brother i dont even use the contacts for my self enrichment, i sue it for others, people who cant educate themselves or get healthcare treatmentfor themselves

aisha2:

By making so much nice that they have to listen. By usisng all my contacts to get the audience of the policy makersMy brother i dont even use the contacts for my self enrichment, i sue it for others, people who cant educate themselves or get healthcare treatmentfor themselves

a very noble cause. i commend your great work my sister. more grease to ya elbows and success in your endeavors.

aisha2:

I agree, i continue to advocate for this because this can happen to anyone at anytime. I am sure AGN took his case to Him and i remember fash helping a baby some months ago, i can remember 2 more cases. However, lets keep campaigning please

^^^ How do you do that?

I ask this again because you say you have been able to meet up with these people. Is it possible that one needs to probably up strategy or something this time around? What contacts do you have available to you? Can we get more folks abroad involved or something? How do we do it?

Kobojunkie:

^^^ How do you do that?

ermmm am finkin you carry placards and stroll around ikeja local govt council. of course the placards will contain your 'gripe'  

buzugee:

you dont get it do you ? putting band-aid on a crack is a temporary fix. and to qualify for a band-aid you need to be a celeb too ??    why not invest that money in building a kick-azz hospital and folks wouldnt have to travel to india for treatment. thats all a brothers saying

Nigeria: Lagos Will be Leading Referal Centre for Kidney - Fashola

2 December 2010

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on has declared that Lagos would become the leading referral centre for kidney, heart transplant and all kidney related diseases early next year.
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Fashola who spoke when he received participants in the Kidney Rejoice Health Walk at the open fields of Lagos House, Alausa Ikeja said this would be possible from the end of the first quarter of next year when work is completed on the Specialist Hospital being constructed in Gbagada, adding that the staff and consultants that would manage the facility are being recruited.

The governor explained that there is a lot of work going on there at the moment adding that the future lies there for all medical students, and doctors and nurses in the State.

"We know that you have the capacity. We also want to bring back as many of our expert doctors, nurses who have left the country as a result of frustration.

"We are spending a considerable amount of money sponsoring people abroad to United States, United Kingdom and India for kidney transplant and replacement.

"We have also noticed that they are going to environments where their families are not immediately around them. They are also taking food after surgery that is not what they may have wanted to eat which contributes substantially to the healing process.

"We also see that it is our economy that is losing and that is why our government has decided that it will locate the kidney and heart transplant facility in Lagos and that is exactly what is going on now at Gbagada", the governor said.

Fashola reiterated that it is the belief of the administration that such a first class facility is the best asset that it can give to its nurses and doctors because they have the skills but only need an opportunity to practice the skills.

While commending Nollywood artistes who also participated in the Health Walk, for spreading positive messages in millions of homes through their films, Governor Fashola urged them to see it as an opportunity to work with the Ministry of Health to see the content of the kidney, hypertension and diabetes screening programme which the government has committed to in the last three years.

He said the programme has screened thousands of patients across the State giving treatment where necessary but using advocacy as the most powerful tool that can help prevent the two main diseases or make it manageable when contracted.

"There is no reason why a diabetes patient should not live a useful, active and normal life if the right management therapy is put in place. Some of the things that we consider as being status significance are in fact things that hurt us, Governor Fashola said.

He called on the Nollywood artistes to consider producing what he called a docu-drama that would help in strengthening the advocacy on the need to exercise regularly, moderation in the kind of food people eat, saying such a production in English, Yoruba, Hausa and Pidgin would go a long way in sensitizing the people.

He promised that the state would provide some assistance to support the production of the docu-drama, adding that this represents one of the ways they can help to spread the message about why people should change some of the life choices they make.

The governor also advised against the use of bleaching creams saying the black skin has been particularly adapted to suit where Africans are located., "We should not try to be anybody else", he advised.

Governor Fashola said in recognition of these health problems which are fast becoming a global problem, his administration is building parks and sports centres to allow the people live an active life.

He also cautioned against the conversion of pedestrian walkways into markets, stressing that Lagos is definitive about building new roads that have walkways as it would engender the culture of people taking a walk in their neighbourhoods.

A Platinum Humanity Award was presented to Governor Fashola by the coordinator of the Kidney Rejoice programme through the President of the Campaign for Democracy, Dr (Mrs.)Joe Okei Odumakin.

Speaking on the award Dr Okei- Odumakin said governor Fashola was the first Governor in Nigeria that she would be presenting an award to.

She described governor Fashola as action Governor as this is evident from what anyone who takes a trip round Lagos would observe as "action speaks louder than words".

Awards were also presented to MTN, Indomie Noodle, Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin and Dr. Adeyinka Adeshope.



http://allafrica.com/stories/201012060303.html





It's quiet unfortunate than folks get on NL to pass judgment, but they don't spend not even a second on the state's activities or even bother to at least go to the stat's website to eradictae at least a little ignorance on their part.



Eko o ni baje lai lai

aisha2:

I agree, i continue to advocate for this because this can happen to anyone at anytime. I am sure AGN took his case to Him and i remember fash helping a baby some months ago, i can remember 2 more cases. However, lets keep campaigning please

^^^ How do you do that?

I ask this again because you say you have been able to meet up with these people. Is it possible that one needs to probably up strategy or something this time around? What contacts do you have available to you? Can we get more folks abroad involved or something? How do we do it? How does one, in Nigeria push to have, those in charge, not just make promises after promises, but actually DELIVER ON THOSE PROMISES for the good of the people, and the nation in the end?

buzugee:

a very noble cause. i commend your great work my sister. more grease to ya elbows and success in your endeavors.

Thanks for your commendation but i will prefer your involvement

Kobojunkie:

^^^ How do you do that?

I ask this again because you say you have been able to meet up with these people. Is it possible that one needs to probably up strategy or something this time around? What contacts do you have available to you? Can we get more folks abroad involved or something? How do we do it?

My strategy is too get to know the people in charge, know there scdeule and the best way to get their attention, what presentation most appeals to them. Thankfully the Governor of borno has commisioned a kideny center doctors are still undergoing training, 1 transplant was performed there for trials. You can get invloved by getting in touch with people who can do something and instead of just attacking them find a way to get through to them. I have not gotten 1/10th of what i want but i know i am in the right direction, first step is getting their ears and in some cases getting them to pay for someones treatment. The kidney center bill got to second reading (this we achieved by paying some advocacy visits to member we knew who had a family member suffering from kidney failure or who had lost a family member/ prominent member of thier constituency to kidney failurwe but didnt get passed probbably because we didnt start advocacy on time. you can write to your lawmakers on this issue if every constituent bombarded them with letters on the same issue it will move faster