The Anglican Diocese of Lagos West on Tuesday, November 19 donated tonnes of hospital items including consumables and equipment to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital as part of activities marking its 25 anniversary just as it disclosed plans to institute health insurance for priests in the diocese and their families.
Speaking while donating the items, the Treasurer of the Diocese, Dr. Toyin Okeowo, said the donation was in furtherance of the Diocese’s resolve to support the hospital’s delivery of healthcare to residents of the state and beyond. He enjoined the tertiary health institution to use the facilities for patients free of charge.
Okeowo who represented the Bishop of the Diocese, The Rt. Revd. Olusola Odedeji at the donation event recalled the long history of the relationship between the hospital and the Diocese,
He pointed out that planting a chapel within the premises of the hospital was informed by the realization that caring for the body must be complemented by care for the soul.
Healthcare for clergy and families
Okeowo also used the opportunity of the event to announce the Diocese’s plan for comprehensive medical check-ups for all the clergymen, as well as institute medical insurance for them and their households.
While receiving the church’s delegation comprising most of the administrators of the 30 archdeaconries and members of the 25th-anniversary committee of the Diocese, the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Professor Adetokunbo Fabanwo, expressed gratitude to the church for remembering the sick in its celebration.
He explained that the hospital has been going out to solicit support from society in its bid to keep its status as a leading healthcare giver in the country.
Some of the facilities being built by donors include a four-storey eye clinic, a single-cell theatre, and a 150-bed multipurpose building. The Rotary Club is also putting up an apartment where relatives of patients could put up for the night when they come looking after their sick
Fabanwo said with all the support the hospital is getting and its dedicated staff “ the hospital’s future looks bright indeed.”