The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Caregiver Academy has graduated its first students, with 88 joining the healthcare workforce.
Speaking at the ceremony in Lagos, Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adetokun Fabamwo, emphasised the need to bridge the gap in healthcare support given to the elderly and infirm.
The CMD said the academy aligns with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s T.H.E.M.E agenda, and matches the desire of the Federal Government to increase the output of new healthcare workers to attenuate effects of ‘japa’.
Fabamwo congratulated graduating students and said the Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Abayomi showed interest in the programme.
Chair of Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr. Atinuke Onayiga, commended the students for their dedication and hard work.
Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, special adviser on Health to the governor, greeted the graduating caregivers and their families.
Abayomi lauded the initiative in establishing LASUTH Caregiver Academy. He acongratulated the graduates, and encouraged them to exhibit empathy in their caregiving roles, emphasising the importance of patient engagement.
