All roads shall lead to The Palms
at Lekki, Lagos on Saturday, September 14, 2019 as the annual EDWINUVCARE shall
be hosting ample of disabled persons and concerns Nigerians to discuss the way
forward in the mandatory inclusion of handicapped into the society and
embracing all forms of physical imperfections that may be tagged as odd.
Speaking at the event shall be Professor
Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director
LASUTH. He shall be the keynote speaker at the EDWIINUVcare 2019, and will be
discussing "The disabled, the law,
his health"
Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo is big
name in the medical field. He is an academic as well as Clinical Obstetrician
and Gynaecologist.
He is a Consultant Obstetrician
and Gynaecologist to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja and
Professor at the Lagos State University College of Medicine.
Vast experience as a clinician
working in secondary and tertiary maternity units in the Lagos State health
system.
Switched to an academic career
about ten years ago even though since qualification with Fellowships in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1986 had kept quite close to the academic
community. This was achieved by active participation in the Fellowship
examinations of the National Postgraduate Medical College and the West African
College of Surgeons. In addition ensuring that research work and publication of
papers were done.
Passionate about Reproductive
Health especially maternal mortality reduction.
Carried out with other colleagues
in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, LASUTH, a widely acclaimed
pioneering work on a novel way of treating uterine fibroids by carrying out
uterine artery ligation. This was done and reported for the first time in the
world by the team in Ikeja.
One of the publications ensuing
from the work in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ( the
FIGO journal) won the 2005 John Sciarra award for the best scientific work from
the developing world.
Also participated in the
nationwide trial of the anti shock garment which subsequently led to its
adoption as one of the armatorium of interventions to combat obstetric
haemorrhages.
Also worked with the subSaharan
Cervical Cancer Working Group to develop an African protocol for the use of the
cervical cancer vaccine.
Currently involved with the
National Near Miss and Maternal Mortality Network, a multi centre syndicate
studying the pattern of near misses and maternal mortality in selected Nigerian
tertiary maternity units.
Empathy-Driven Women Initiative
International (EDWIIN), is a leading Nigerian non-governmental organization,
with evidence of immesurable impacts in Nigeria’s course of equal treatment of
people with disability.
It has disclosed the programme
for the 3rd in its series of Medical Fairs for Persons with Disability, to be
held in Lagos, Nigeria. The event, which is to take place on the 14th of
September, 2019 at the prestigious Lekki Palms Shopping Complex from 9.00 am,
is aimed at reviving and energizing the conversation and raise public awareness
about the new Disability Act that was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on
the 23rd of January, 2019.
The key provision of this Act is that Persons with
Disability are entitled to free medical care in every government-owned medical
facility in Nigeria. Sadly, though, this key Provision has so far been observed
only in the breach, as many Persons with Disability have been unable to access
medical attention at these facilities without having to pay huge sums of money.
The theme of this year’s event
is, 'Disability and Free Health Care: Hope in the Horizon?'
It will be recalled that EDWIIN
organized a Medical Fair of this kind on the 8th of March 2018, to mark the
2018 International Year for Women. Then, as now, it enjoyed the active
cooperation of the Lekki Palms management, which not only provided the venue,
but also supported the event on many levels.
During its First Medical Fair in
2017, EDWIIN provided special glasses and other aids to Persons Living with
Albinism.
According to the Convener of the
event and Founder of EDWIIN, Uri Ngozichukwuka, the 3rd Medical Fair for
Persons with Disability, which is being held in conjunction with the Albinism
Awareness Society and the Eye Doctors and Dermatology Society of Lagos, is in
furtherance of EDWIIN's advocacy for the enlightenment of the public on the
urgent imperative for the enforcement of key provisions of the Disability Act
by relevant authorities, for its observance by the medical institutions
concerned, and for greater concern and vigilance by members of the public.
EDWIIN is using the Medical Fair to highlight the importance of this issue, and
its impact both for both the public in general, and for Persons with Disability
in particular.
The Fair programme boasts a rich
and varied menu of activities, ranging from a UVCare Health and Wellness
session, a demonstration of 'Ability in Disability' by EDWIIN beneficiaries,
and entertainment. Other activities include a session at the great and
inspiring Safari Fitness Club - courtesy of Mrs. Angela Emuwa - which opens the
programme, as well as a Runway Fashion Parade and a Drama Performance.
The event will also feature
presentations and discussions by a rich and formidable faculty of influential
and knowledgeable personalities, notable among them Mrs. Angela Emuwa, the
current President of the Autism Parents Association of Nigeria, and Executive
Director of the Punch Group of Newspapers, who serves as the Chairperson of the
Day. Princess Teni Aifoyebi will be the Mother of the Day. Other notable
attendees are Mrs. Rose Mordi, President of the Down's Syndrome Foundation of
Nigeria and a Mentor for EDWIIN;
Air
Vice-Marshall Marshall Femi Gbadebo will serve as the Grand Patron of the Day.
The Special Guest of Honour at the event will be Dr. Saliu Oseni, the President
of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), while the
Keynote Address will be delivered by the Chief Medical Director of the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital, Professor Adetokunbo Fabamwo.
The public is advised to adhere
strictly to the dress code, which is a pair of Blue Jeans with a White Top. In
addition, ladies are advised to sport a Blond or Gold or Honey Hairpiece.
#AlbinismRocks
#Edwiinuvcare
#HealthForAll
#EDWIINCares
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