WATER, water everywhere but not a drop is safe to drink. This adaptation from Sam Coleridge’s “Ryme of the Ancient Mariner” depicts the situation of potable water in the country today. In most parts of the country, there is no reliable network infrastructure that delivers clean pipe-borne water to homes, and for a large number of households, the only source of water is from polluted rivers, lakes unsafe wells or questionable pipe water supplies.

Access to quality healthcare in Lagos has been the focus of the state government in the last 16 years. Unfortunately, the targets have not been met following many challenges including shortage of medical personnel, migration of patients from neighbouring states and the inability to design and plan for standard hospital facilities.

Access to quality healthcare in Lagos has been the focus of the state government in the last 16 years. Unfortunately, the targets have not been met following many challenges including shortage of medical personnel, migration of patients from neighbouring states and the inability to design and plan for standard hospital facilities.

IN line with its commitment towards promoting specialist eye care in the country, Guinness Nigeria Plc recently made a N5 million donation to the Guinness Eye Centre at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the hospital, Corporate Relations Director, Guinness Nigeria, Mr. Sesan Sobowale, said the gesture was in keeping with the company’s commitment to support the Guinness Eye Centres in sustenance of its original vision and to enhance their capacity to continue to deliver excellent eye care to patients.

The need for Nigerians to take good advantage of vitamins like Reload Multivitamins was at the forefront of the just concluded 88th Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria conference in Abuja. Speaking on the “Reload Café” which was beautifully decorated in the colours of the Reload Multivitamin brands while refreshments were served to visitors to the cafe from 1PM to 3PM daily, Chief Operating Officer of Pharmacy Plus, Mr. Chukwuemeka Obi acknowledged that the huge support from the members of the pharmaceutical society and the efforts of members of the pharmacist community in ensuring that the average Nigerian family gets the best out of such a multivitamin designed to cater for all phases of life.