Omo, make I tell you wetin dey happen for Alimosho! Naija Exchange Group don enter ground again to help pikin wey no dey chop well. Dem don expand Project BLOOM, wey mean say ‘Bringing Life to Our Overlooked Minors’, go more community for Lagos State. Dis time, dem land for Alimosho to carry out di third outreach, no be small wahala!
For dis outreach, over 120 children wey dey suffer malnutrition don receive beta nutrition support, medical check-up, and dem dey teach di caregivers how to care for dem pikin. Na so di program also carry her legs go Yaba and Ajegunle, where dem don help over 320 children and around 300 caregivers. E be like say dis initiative dey work well, as dem don notice say more than 50 percent of di children wey participate for di first two phases don recover.
During dis outreach, staff wey volunteer from NGX Group join Lagos State health workers and di Health Emergency Initiative guys. Dem dey assist with screening, data collection, and engaging with di caregivers, as everything dey go according to plan.
Na four weeks after, dem go come back for follow-up visit to check how di children dey recover, plus any other support wey dem fit give. Temi Popoola wey be di Group Managing Director and CEO of NGX Group yarn, say dis program show wetin we fit achieve wen we work together for social development and economic resilience. E talk say sustainable capital market dey built on correct social foundation, and di recovery wey dem see under Project BLOOM na proof of wetin collaboration fit make happen.
Achunine Pascal, di Executive Director of di Health Emergency Initiative, no gree make anybody forget wetin child malnutrition dey cause. E talk say na major factor wey dey cause under-five mortality for Naija. E go beyond just food program, ensure say dem get structured follow-up and continued care for di beneficiaries.
Di Chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area, Akinpelu Johnson, don hail dis program as e dey align with dia plan to catch di matter of child malnutrition early, prevent am, and manage am well through effective strategies. Solomon Adeyanju wey represent di Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Health District I, don also commend NGX Group for dia commitment to child health and talk say Project BLOOM dey add plenty value to di state’s primary healthcare initiatives.
As dem plan more outreach, dem don confirm say dem go continue to fight preventable child mortality while dem dey build di social foundation wey necessary for sustainable economic growth. Na qui di matter be dis! Wetin you think? Make you join di gist for di comment section!
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