2016 Newsletter

SUMMARY

Alfo Healthcare Initiative is a non-profit, non-governmental organization.

We are community driven and believe in equal access to affordable healthcare across all socio-economic groups. Our work encompasses:

Free Health screening, Awareness and Prevention, Women Empowerment,

Maternal and Child Health and Supporting Primary Healthcare Centres.

This newsletter contains the activities and programmes organised by (including collaborations) Alfo Healthcare Initiative from October 2015 to December 2016.

Prepared & Designed by: ADEOLA PASE Programme Manager

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TABLE OF CONTENT

October 2015 3 February 2016 7 March 2016 11 July 2016 16 October 2016 A 20 October 2016 B 24 Management 26 Volunteer with us 27 Management 28 Our Partners 30

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17th OCTOBER 2015

TEENS HEALTH TALK

A teen’s health talk was held at Vivian Fowler Memorial Girls College Ikeja, Lagos, on the 17th October, 2015. The health talk targeted at young secondary school girls, was designed to create awareness about healthy living and the need to attain and maintain optimal health. This awareness in future will help prevent illnesses and reduce the risks of diseases. At the end of the talk, feedback forms were given to students to assess the level of talk’s effectiveness. 90% of the students enjoyed the talk; 93% found the opportunity to ask questions useful; 84% found the presentation informative and interesting; 89% of the students will like to have the health talk again Topics suggested for future talks included: bullying, boys, cancer, HIV/AIDS, relationships, self- recognition, virginity and many more. Overall, a 90% success rate was achieved at this talk.

#Awareness and Prevention

Picture 1: Mrs Ogunyemi giving a health talk to boarding students of Vivian Fowler Memorial Girls College.

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One of the slides during presentation. One of the slides during presentation.

Teen’s talk.

One of the slides during presentation.

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Cross section of students during the talk

Students asking questions

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Students asking questions

Group photograph: Students of Vivian Fowler College with Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder, Alfo Healthcare Initiative) and Adeola Pase (Programme manager, Alfo Healthcare Initiative)

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4th February 2016

All around the world, 4th of February every year has been widely recognized as World Cancer Day. Alfo Healthcare Initiative reached out to women to create awareness of cervical cancer through a chat with shopper’s campaign. Permission was granted by the management of Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall (AOS Mall) Surulere, Lagos. .

The chat with shoppers campaign involved walking up to young girls, ladies and older women to enquire about their knowledge of cancer, its prevention and offering them a chance to get screened for free with cancer screening vouchers. Men were not left out in this awareness, they were approached and informed about prostate cancer and many more.

It also involved the use of social media to commemorate 4th February World Cancer Day tagged #WeCanICan. It aimed at reducing the number of preventable deaths each year by raising Cancer awareness amongst the general public and pressing government of different nations to take further actions against the disease. Leaflets were given to as many as were approached. #Awareness and Prevention #Free Health Screening #Women Empowerment

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The campaign started at 11am and ended at 2pm.

Alfo Healthcare Initiaive partnered with Optimal Cancer Care foundation to screen women who presented themselves with vouchers from the campaign. Alfo Healthcare Initiative gave out free vouchers to twenty women during the chat with shoppers campaign.

About 60 people (men and women) were reached Picture a: Alfo Representatives: From L-R: Tosin Rumide, Titilayo Fayemi, Adeola Pase during this campaign, (Programme manager-Alfo and Folami Olaniyi excluding those who comfortably received the awareness flyers alone.

This campaign was a success, it reached people who fall within the hard- to-reach groups.

Picture b: From Left-Right: Rumide Tosin, Titilayo Fayemi, Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder) Alfo Healthcare Initiative, Adeola Pase (Programme manager) and

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During the chat with shoppers campaign Alfo Health Team member explaining to one of the shoppers

Alfo Team members and National Youth Service Corps A shopper who received the free cancer screening members (NYSC) voucher and become cancer aware.

During the chat with shoppers campaign Chat with shoppers Campaign

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Chat with shoppers campaign Chat with shoppers campaign

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19th & 20th MARCH 2016

Organisations Femi Gbajabiamila Foundation (FGF)

Eko Club of Atlanta

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Programme Name Surulere 1 Medical Outreach

Programme Objective  To improve health status among residents of Surulere Community through provision of free basic medical checkup.  To provide free medication and consultation to members of Surulere community.  To monitor health status of attendees over a 6months periodic interval. Programme location Surulere Local Government Primary Healthcare Centre 35, Akerele Street, Surulere

Programme Duration 19th - 20th March 2016

Number of Participants Day 1: 362 Day 2: 295 Total: 657

Findings  The medical outreach recorded a total number of 657 attendees, 202 Male and 445 Female respectively. The age range of participants varied from 2 months to 84 years respectively. Participants were group accordingly to achieve an easy representation of results.  Stage one hypertension had the highest number of people, the 80+ fell into this category. With its lowest as 2 people who fell with the 20- 29 age group.  Prehypertension stage increased and decreased with age with its highest prevalence among people aged 50-59.  Normal blood pressures varied across age groups, persons within the age 40-49 were the highest with normal blood pressure. Normal blood pressures in this community varied with age, age and other life style factors.  Stage two hypertension: High stage two hypertension can be seen from ages 30-39. Individualism this category require monitoring and great medical care to reduce avoidable deaths.

Conclusion  During the outreach, about 15% of the total number of attendees had blood pressure results which fell into the normal category. 41% were in the prehypertension stage, 23% had stage 1 hypertension while 21.3% had stage 2 hypertension with the majority aged from age 40- 49. #Free Health Screening #Supporting primary Healthcare Centres #Women Empowerment #Maternal and Child health

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L-R: President Eko Club of Atlanta, Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder Alfo Healthcare Initiative), Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and other Blood sugar check point at the outreach volunteers during the outreach.

Some of the free medications during the outreach

Women waiting to be attended to during the outreach

BMI measurements during the outreach programme

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With patients who received personal consultation Women waiting to be attended to during the outreach

Free medications Women waiting to be attended to during the outreach

A member of the public receiving free consultations during the free medical outreach.

Women waiting to be attended to during the outreach

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Height measurements during the outreach programme.

BMI measurements during the outreach programme

A member of the public receiving free medications during the medical outreach.

The permanent secretary having her blood pressure checked.

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HON Femi Gbajabiamila, receiving a free blood pressure check.

HON Femi Gbajabiamila (middle), members of both Eko Club of Atlanta and Alfo Healthcare Initiative.

The entire Alfo Healthcare Team during the outreach

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23rd JULY 2016

ALAGBADO MEDICAL OUTREACH Beacon of Hope for Believers church in Conjunction with Alfo Healthcare Initiative organized a health outreach among the Alagbado community in Lagos. The medical outreach programme lasted about 5hours with residents accessing basic medical checkup for free. About 200 people were attended to in total, with 32 who received personal consultations. Personal consultations sessions were conducted during the outreach programme, It was gathered over several one-on-one sessions which involved residents being given major health advice such as ‘no smoking’, the need for early detection of cancer through screening, safe sex, eating healthy, consumption of more fruits and vegetables. About 10 men and women were advised to seek further professional help in the hospital as a result of abnormally high blood pressure levels. Residents of Alagbado community were duly informed obtaining maximum health through living healthier and safer lifestyles. #Awareness and Prevention #Free Health Screening #Maternal and Child Health

L-R: Titi Ayeni (ALFO), Community member, Mrs Ishola, Pastor Ishola, Miss Ishola, Mrs Mary Fashanu, Adeola Pase (ALFO) and other members of Alagbado community.

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A member of the community being attended to by Standing Banners Titi Ayeni (Alfo Healthcare Team)

Women taking turns for health advise at the community outreach.

A member of the community being attended to by Adeola Pase (Alfo Healthcare Team)

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Alfo Team member and residents of Alagbado community Alfo Team member and residents of Alagbado community

Alfo Health Programme manager (Adeola Pase) giving Alfo Team member and residents of Alagbado health advice during the Alagbado Community community Outreach.

Alfo Health Programme manager (Adeola Pase) giving health advice during the Alagbado Community Outreach. Alfo Team member (Titi Ayeni) conducting blood pressure checks during the medical outreach at Alagbado community

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Alfo Team member and residents of Alagbado Alfo Health Programme manager (Adeola Pase) giving community health advice during the Alagbado Community

Outreach.

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6th & 7th OCTOBER 2016

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR’S CONFERENCE

The breast cancer survivor conference was organized by C.O.P.E (Care, Organisation, Public Enlightenment) in collaboration with Alfo HealthCare Initiative and several other organisations . The program which was held at Westown Hotel, GRA Ikeja started with registration of participants at about 8.00am. Personal details were obtained while participants were given souvenir packs and T-Shirts designed for the program. Conference speakers included personalities from different walks in the science industry.

A welcome address from Mrs Ebunola Anozie who welcomed survivors. Mrs Kehinde Gbele who is the Vice President emphasized that more people are surviving cancer and it can be likened to how to manage a home. It was followed by Dr Olufemi Ladeinde, a UK-based Nigerian Oncologist, who spoke on the topic “where is your health now”, a topic that expatiated on the causes of cancers and how best our daily practices influence our health. He ended by saying, “you can either be cancer free or cancer proof”. Mrs Amaka Fatokun, a nutritionist and home economist, emphasized how relevant nutrition is to health, “You either eat to feed your diseases or fight your diseases” she concluded. She further added that things which directly affects our health includes cosmetics, radiation and diet.

#Maternal Health #Women Empowerment

L-R Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder Alfo Healthcare Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder Alfo Initiative) and Mrs Ebun Anozie (Founder C.O.P.E) Healthcare Initiative)

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Dr. Olufemi Ladeinde, advised women to be careful of their cosmetics as 13% of poison responsible for cancer comes from it.

“88 per cent of cancer patients have deficiency in Vitamin D3, according to him. “We must contain that deficiency; hence, now that you have survived, you will maintain it. I urge you to teach others. All cancers can be taken care of.”

Your health starts when your treatment ends as a cancer patient. We know what cancer is but we have not joined the dots. “You need to mind what goes through your lips (foods and drinks including your clothes). We know what predisposes us to cancer. But what causes Alfo Healthcare Team: Titi Ayeni registereing a survivor cancer is poison (doctors call it toxin). If your body is overloaded with toxins, you will develop any kind of cancer. In the environment we live in, the water we drink, air we breathe, 13 and a half per cent of toxin comes from your cosmetics.

Our body lives in a hostile environment where it is constantly bombarded by toxins. And so our bodies are built to change itself on a regular basis. Every cell produced in the body has a 'quality control' cell on guard. We all produce potential cancer cells every day, the reason why some of us are cancer free is because our antibodies are working and kills them before they become cancerous.

68% of cancer of the breast starts at a point close to the armpit. This is because a lot of women use antiperspirant, which eventually Alfo Healthcare Team L-R Adeola Pase (Programme Manager Alfo Healthcare blocks off the sweat. And this is a way the body Initiative), Titi Ayeni, Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder Alfo Healthcare initiative), Modupe Adekoya and Folami Olaniyi, takes out toxins, and so the toxins accumulate in the body. Very importantly, what passes through our lips can either make or damage our body. In this part of the world, our food is energy sensed (i.e. we take more of carbohydrates). The Mrs. Amaka Fatogun, emphasized that, “If we have healthy cells, we will have healthy tissues body also requires nutrients to build up itself which should be a major reason why we should and healthy system. Our diet plays important eat. role in our system. She described the highest cause of cancer as a Cholesterol is also needed a lot in the body, 75% result of diet. “The highest cause of cancer, about of the brain is made up of fat which is composed 60%, can be traced to our diet. The right time to mainly of cholesterol. Reduce your starch intake take fruits is from 4am to 12pm. Tone down on and increase your nutrient base in food. sweet fruits like pineapple. Go less on acidic fruits.” Take lots of onions, garlic, leek, vitamin C and Fatogun listed avocado, banana, blended with vitamin D rich foods as these can deal with ginger and garlic as smoothies for breakfast. She circulating tumours. Build up your vitamin D3 further advised a cooked meal should be eaten as well, a lot of cancer patients are deficient in each day as it would help the system. it.” Dr Olufemi Ladeinde

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Mrs Fatogun’s advice to cancer patients

1. Detoxify- Cleanse your body of toxins. You can do this by:

A. Having a warm bath with about 500g magnesium sulphate (i.e Epsom salt) they dry yourself and rub your skin with coconut oil.

B. Coffee Enema- Use ground coffee, about 3 tablespoon in about 1.5 liters of warm water then filter it. Let the filtrate be passed into an enema bag through your anus into your colon. Hold it for about 20 minutes and then pass it out. It is the quickest way of getting toxins out of the body. Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi giving a talk to cancer survivors C. A glass of warm water, squeeze some lemon in it, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, mix all and drink.

Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi giving a talk to cancer Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi giving a talk to cancer survivors survivors

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Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi spoke about women’s sexuality and body changes after cancer. She emphasized that such issues are usually left undealt with.

They include:

 Tiredness

 Hair loss  Loss of energy  Low body image

Her advice for cancer survivors includes: Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi giving a talk to cancer survivors  Drink plenty of water  Use moisturizers  Take regular naps  Communication with partner and children  Good nutrition: more fruits and greens  Know your body  Conserve your energy  Wear cotton pants  Dryness may persist but the use of jelly helps- no infection has been linked to the use of jelly.

L-R: Titi Ayeni, Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder), Mrs Ebun Anozie, Adeola Pase (Programme manager), Mrs Modupe Adekoya

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15th October 2016

HEALTH TALK AT TRINITY HOUSE

Trinity House Victoria Island in conjuction with Alfo Healthcare Initiative organized a health programme for women. The programme included free health talk, free cervical cancer screening for women and prostate for men. Alfo Healthcare initiative in partnership with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation provided free cancer screening for the women present. The free screening costs Alfo Healthcare Initiative N50,000.

The screening services were delivered for 42 women in total, out of which 4 women were positive for lesions on the cervix while 3 women commenced HPV vaccines. The 4 women with positive lesions on their cervices were advised to attend Optimal Cancer Foundation for Cryotherapy. AlFO Healthcare and Trinitiy Church paid the bills for the treatment and vaccination of the two women who could not afford the cost. The cryotherapy treatment and vaccination cost N130,000. #Free Health Screening #Awareness and Prevention #Maternal Health #Women Empowerment

Speaker: Dr Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo, Senior Partner, Speaker: Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi, Founder Alfo Preventive Health Managers Healthcare Initiative Preventive Health Managers

Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi being interviewed by Lagos State Television

Cross section of participants

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Cross section of participants Women waiting to be screened

Women waiting to be checked Adeola Pase (Programme manager) checking a participant’s blood pressure.

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VOLUNTEER WITH US Volunteering can make a real difference to your own life and the lives of those around you.

There are numerous opportunities available for you to volunteer with Alfo Healthcare Initiative. Opportunities include supporting us at our events, fundraising for us and many more.

If interested, kindly send your CV to '[email protected]'

DONATE

Every little helps, we appreciate your kindness. Here are different ways to give.

 Make a donation  Set up a standing order  Pay into our Account

Bank Name: First City Monument Bank (FCMB)

Account name: ALFO HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE

Account number: 332 542 1014

Address: 22A Mercy Eneli street, off Alhaji Masha Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.

Phone : +2341 454 1245, +234 815 930 8462, +234 909 099 2811

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MANAGEMENT

Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi (Founder)

Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi is the Founder of Alfo Healthcare Initiative, an NGO for underprivileged women and children as well as Kemskis Well Woman Centre in VI, Lagos a dedicated preventive and screening centre for women.

An advocate for women and children, Kemi Ogunyemi has a special interest/passion in promoting women’s health to improve well-being and the prevention and early detection of malignant diseases. As a motivational speaker Kemi encourages women to strive to achieve their highest potential through entrepreneurship, public service, politics, etc.

A Cancer nurse specialist with over 25 years’ experience, she holds a Master’s degree in Health Care Administration and a Master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix, USA. Professionally registered in both the US and UK Kemi Ogunyemi has been at the fore front of cancer care and the promotion of healthcare services in the US, UK and Nigeria. She has been featured in newspaper articles as well as TV media.

She has held many positions of leadership such as Unit director, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, Unit Manager/Lead Chemotherapy Nurse, Haematology/Oncology Outpatients department at the Royal Free Hospital, London.

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Dr Femi Ogunyemi (CO-Founder)

Dr Ogunyemi is a Consultant in Pain Medicine by Profession. Having practiced in East Lancashire Hospital UK as a Consultant (Associate Professor) in Anaesthesia and Perioperative medicine; Medical college of Georgia and many more to his credit. He is believed to be the first Nigerian to be appointed a tutor at Royal college of Anaesthesia which he achieved in 1997.

He graduated in Medicine from the University of Ibadan in 1983, with further specialty trainings in the United Kingdom. He has diverse international experience in different health systems and models of care.

He was the founder and President of Ibadan Medical Specialist group in the UK & USA. He is also one of the eight founders of the Nigerian Medical Forum in the UK & USA; an organization comprising of Nigerian Doctors in the UK & USA.

He has served as Director in many organizations- private practice, business, academic, large and small hospital setting. He has been featured on CNN, Chanels2 TV, Channels TV, Radios show in Moultrie GA and a TV Documentary all centered around Chronic Pain Management.

He has Published and Handbook of Acute Pain Service. He was awarded the fellowship of West African college of Surgeons at the college Ceremony Benin Republic.

He has gained international experience in different health systems and model of care around the world.

He is married to Mrs Kemi Ogunyemi and they have three children.

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