Lagos Health District 1 Eye Health Programme
Introduction
Lagos State’s Health Districts oversee Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities and services, ensuring the delivery of universal health services at the grassroots level.
To address the significant shortage of manpower and specialized services in children’s eye care, Restore Foundation initiated an eye health intervention in Lagos Health District 1, which manages PHC facilities across Agege, Alimosho, and Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Areas.
The Interventions
The intervention programme kicked off on the 9th of August 2024, with a free eye care and vision screening presentation and training session for Lagos state district One’s primary health care (PHC) workers and community eye health workers. The training focused on basic vision screening techniques and identifying external eye conditions that require referrals. Each participating primary health care (PHC) center received a free Vision Test Kit for continued use.
A total of 116 community health workers from 58 primary health care (PHC) centers were trained, and 58 Vision Test Kits were distributed. The follow-up intervention for referred children took place on August 23rd and between September 2nd – 4th, 2024.
The activities took place at the following locations
- Akowonjo Zone- @ Akowonjo PHC on 23rd August 2024
- Alimisho Zone – @ Rauf Aregbesola PHC on 2nd Sept 2024
- Ifako – Ijaye Zone – @ IWA PHC on3rd of Sept 2024
- Orile Agege Zone – @ Powerline PHC on 4th Sept 2024
Team Restore's Operation in Progress During the Intervention
Concluding The Programme
Out of 1,988 children screened by the community health workers (CHW), 628 were referred for further care during the intervention. As a result, 205 pairs of eyeglasses were provided free of charge (distributed on World Sight Day), 314 free eye drops were administered on-site, and 19 children were referred for surgery.
Team Restore's Concluding Activities for The Health District 1 Programme
Some more free medicated glasses were distributed to children during the World Sight Day event on the 10th October 2024.
Restore Foundation is committed to extending this essential eye care service to children in other districts across Lagos, ensuring continued support at the grassroots level.
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