Harboursandport.com: Lagos – October 1, 2024: Hundreds of Abule Oja Community residents in Lagos State have benefited from the ongoing medical Outreach fully funded by AXA Mansard Health Limited.
The
Outreach, according to Tope Adeniyi, CEO of AXA Mansard Health Limited, is
another way the company demonstrates its commitment to total wellness for
everyone.
According to
Adeniyi, AXA Mansard Health is committed to universal health coverage, and
while it is working with national institutions to midwife this in Nigeria, it
is also putting its resources behind ongoing community development initiatives
that combine preventative health education with medical tests and distribution
of mosquitoes nets.
"For us
at AXA Mansard Health, universal health coverage is an important topic. We are
convinced that healthcare should be accessible, available and affordable. And
it should be accessible to everyone notwithstanding their socio-economic,
geographic and educational status".
"So
this medical Outreach is another in the series of programmes we have listed to
improve community health this year. You will recall that early in the year, we
donated medical equipment to general hospitals in remote areas across the six
geopolitical zones of Nigeria. We are not relenting. We are poised to do more.
It is our wish that wellness is ubiquitous anywhere you turn in Nigeria. And we
are embarking on this journey one community at a time".
"What
should also interest you in the community health outreach is that our employee
volunteers majorly drive it. Our employees across ranks and sectors were not
just the brains behind this programme; they came out and dedicated their time.
They went into the community to make this programme a success. That tells you
that this is not just a CSR programme; it is a commitment that permeates our system
and is at the heart of our employees", Adeniyi said.
On her part,
Adebola Surakat, Chief Marketing Officer of AXA Mansard, said the initiative is
delivered under the AXA Hearts in Action programme. "AXA Hearts in Action
is our global employee volunteering programme. It is at the core of our purpose
of acting for human progress. It is a programme that ensures that our employees
are not just coming to work to create solutions for progress every day, but
they come to work also to give back their time to causes that advance a better
and healthier society".
Reacting to
the initiative, Alhaji Otunbade Nurudeen, the Abule Oja Community Development
Association Chairman, thanked AXA Mansard for considering the community for
such a laudable initiative. "We're delighted today to have AXA Mansard
conduct this Outreach here. We are grateful for the investment in time, the
mosquito nets, the health talk and the screening. These are significant
gestures that will help our community stay healthy, especially in this current
economic situation", he said.
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