Hundreds of Abule Oja Community inhabitants in Lagos State have benefited from the ongoing medical outreach initiative, which is fully supported by AXA Mansard Health Limited, as part of the company’s employee volunteering program called the “Hearts in Action program.”
Tope Adeniyi, CEO of AXA Mansard Health Limited, said the Outreach is just one more way the organization shows its dedication to achieving complete well-being for all.
Adeniyi claims that AXA Mansard Health is dedicated to providing universal health care. To this end, the company is collaborating with national organisations in Nigeria to provide midwifery services, and it is also investing in community development projects that integrate medical examinations, mosquito net distribution, and preventative health education.
Adeniyi said: “For us at AXA Mansard Health, universal health coverage is an important topic. We are convinced that healthcare should be accessible, available, and affordable. And it should be accessible to everyone notwithstanding their socio-economic, geographic and educational status.”
Continuing: “So this medical Outreach is another in the series of programmes we have listed to improve community health this year. You will recall that early in the year, we donated medical equipment to general hospitals in remote areas across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. We are not relenting. We are poised to do more. It is our wish that wellness is ubiquitous anywhere you turn in Nigeria. And we are embarking on this journey one community at a time.”
He added: “What should also interest you in the community health outreach is that our employee volunteers majorly drive it. Our employees across ranks and sectors were not just the brains behind this programme; they came out and dedicated their time. They went into the community to make this programme a success. That tells you that this is not just a CSR programme; it is a commitment that permeates our system and is at the heart of our employees.”
Chief Marketing Officer of AXA Mansard Adebola Surakat stated that the project is carried out through the AXA Hearts in Action program. She said: “AXA Hearts in Action is our global employee volunteering programme. It is at the core of our purpose of acting for human progress. It is a programme that ensures that our employees are not just coming to work to create solutions for progress every day, but they come to work also to give back their time to causes that advance a better and healthier society.”
The chairman of the Abule Oja Community Development Association, Alhaji Otunbade Nurudeen, responded to the effort by thanking AXA Mansard for considering the community for such a commendable move.
“We’re delighted today to have AXA Mansard conduct this Outreach here. We are grateful for the investment in time, the mosquito nets, the health talk, and the screening. These are significant gestures that will help our community stay healthy, especially in this current economic situation.”
