Ikeja Viva L’Amour Lions Club Breaks Jinx For Military Hospitals

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“Majority of our patients are civilians, from outside the bar­racks. Because of this, I think we need more of this kind of hospi­tal visits to the hospital because I always tell people, sometimes the public hospitals in the coun­try will go on strike but military hospitals will never go on strike. This is the reason people should actually think more about them.

“I went on a courtesy visit to several hospitals , LASUTH, Igbobi, FMC and they made me realise that what is keeping them or making them thrive are donations from organisations like yours.

“But probably people look at it as a military environment. So you have broken a jinx by doing what has not been done before. So we want to say that Ikeja Viva L’Amour Lions Club has started this and I know that a lot of other organisations will follow suit.”

The above were the touching words of Brig. Gen Bola Adeshi­na, Chief Medical Director of 68 Reference Hospital, Yaba Lagos when Ikeja Viva L’Amour Lions Club made equipment donations visit to the hospital.

Mabel Toyobo, president of the club explaining the choice of a military hospital, noted that it was borne out of the quest of Li­ons Club caring role to the soci­ety, bearing in mind their slogan that where there is a need, there sure must be a Lion.

On why military hospitals do not attract the attention of

donor/charitable organisa­tions, Toyobo remarked that lack of awareness by the public about the military and its estab­lishment might be responsible.

“Thank God for the joint re­lationship between the civil and military now. This is bridging the gap. The military hospitals cater for all, many civilians ac­cess treatment in the military hospitals most especially when civil hospitals go on strike, the Army hospitals never close their doors.

All who come in are treated and attended to promptly and well. Hence, more helping hands should be extended to the mili­tary hospitals.”

According to Morenike Nnamdi-Nwosu, the Activity Chair for the event, the following are the items donated: Oxygen concentration: Heart Defibrilla­tor; Foldable Stretcher; Observa­tion coach; Pack of safety boxes. Others include: Pulse oximeter! Stethoscope; Infrared

thermometer; Deep vein finder; Blood pressure appara­tus; Accu check machine; Wheel­chair and Portable suction ma­chine.

Nnamdi-Nwosu said: “As the board members agreed to the donation of medical equipment to the hospital. The committee contacted the hospital manage­ment team and the list of what they will need was given to the club. Same was discussed with LICF who in turn sent in the grant we are entitled to, with the guidelines as to the dispensing of the money. All details were followed as stipulated which brought about the purchase and final donations.”