FG Seeks Private Sector Support On Poverty Alleviation, Economic Devt The Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) has reiterated the position of the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Economic Planning that the private sector is critical to driving the economic growth and overall development of Nigeria. The organization declared that the Minister of Budget and…

Medical expert says BMC will address preventable deaths in Nigeria Healthcare facility, Benin Medical Care (BMC), yesterday, restated its commitment to the provision of quality healthcare delivery in Nigeria through cutting-edge technology and patient-centric approaches toward reducing preventable deaths in the country. In a message to mark the third anniversary of the facility, the Chairman,…

Obaseki’s wife urges FG to give healthcare delivery priority Mrs Betsy Obaseki, Wife of Edo Governor, has called on Federal Government to give priority to healthcare delivery in order to stem brain drain syndrome in the nation’s health sector. Obaseki made the call on Thursday at the inauguration of Eye Clinic and Health Assessment Clinic…

LAPO Improves Health Conditions of 1.1m Community Members Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) improved the health and social conditions of 1,112,145 target community members across the country between January and June of 2023. A total of 78,939 persons were reached through direct community intervention by LAPO health workers while 1,033,206 persons were reached through mass…

Integration of Microcredit, Social Service Project: 5,328 Clients Empowered The Integration of Microcredit and Social Service project of LAPO is aimed at improving the health status of clients of LAPO Microfinance Bank through routine healthy sensitisation and screening for tropical diseases. In April 2023, 5,328 microcredit clients were trained on maternal and child health care…

LAPO-C4: 2,566 Community Members Enlightened, Screened The LAPO Community Campaign for Cancer Control (LAPO-C4) is a community-based health intervention project aimed at reducing cancer-related deaths in Nigeria through public awareness on prevention and early detection of malignant cases. In December2023, the organisation sensitized and screened 2,472 community members on Breast, Cervical and Prostate cancer and…