In a bid to reach out to more women and take care of the venerable in our society, Arise women medical, a CSR corporate social responsibility project of the RCCG City of David, formally opened the new wing of the Healing stripes hospital and Arise women's  free clinic. Commissioning the Arise women's free clinic, alongside Healing stripes ultramodern Dialysis Centre and Dental Centre, the Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode who was represented by Dr. Jemilade Adegoriola Longe, Permanent Sercretary of the Ministry of Health commended the Church for reaching out to their host community

 

Women Leader

 

 According to Dr. Mojisola Odeku (Medical consultant and Sfviser), "The platform arose from the vission of the woment leader, because we have seen a lot of burden of disease among the women who are the caregivers of the home and who are also the most vulnerable. The clinic provides basic medical service likle the PHC healthcare service level, the Arise women clinic provides basic medical service level, the Arise women clinic is focused on medical screening as most people don't do their medical checkups, of there is any need for specialised acare they will be referred to the specialist hospital.

 

 

According to pastor in charge, Pastor Siju iluyomade the urge to bridge the gap and fill the vacuum led to the setting up of the dialysis unit to offer care at subsidized rates and occasionally give free sessions. Since inception, the healing stripes dialysis centre has performed 2,092 subsidized dialysis 

 

partners through the adopt a patient scheme' has givern 32 free sessions, To reduce the average wait time partient, we have a standby emergency unit. In overcoming our space challenges, we  acquired a new building just beside the hospital;l we channeled some of our subsidy cost and individual donations from the church to set up a standard unit.

 

By Esther Onyegbula

Vanguard