•CARITAS NIGERIA CARES ACT AND MESSAGES OF HOPE PROJECTS
The Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (Caritas Nigeria) is implementing two projects in Lagos State called the CARES Act Project and the Messages of Hope project which centres around the COVID-19 pandemic.
FACTS ABOUT COVID- 19
• COVID-19 has recently become a disease of public health importance.
• COVID-19 is transmitted mainly through droplets ( containing the virus) that come out of the mouth or nose of an infected person when they sneeze, talk or cough.
• The signs and symptoms of COVID-19 ranges from mild to severe symptoms which are; cough, fever, running nose, sore throat, headache, difficulty in breathing, nausea, sore throat, loss of taste and smell, general weakness, diarrhoea, wheezing, abdominal pain, altered mental status.
• It is important to mention that cough, headache, fever and running nose could be the mild signs or symptoms of COVID-19 and should be reported immediately for monitoring While difficulty in breathing, loss of taste and smell could be more life threatening and should need urgent medical attention for medical support such as ventilator.
• Everyone is at risk of having this disease.
• The preventive measures for COVID-19 includes;
Vaccination against COVID-19
2. Avoid contact with infected person
3. Increase hygiene measures; washing of hand regularly using soap and water or use alcohol- based sanitizer
4. Always coughs and sneezes into the elbows
5. Avoid touching people and avoid sharing items and if not possible disinfect objects before using.
6. Physical distancing is advised and avoid large crowd
7. Put on mask regularly and avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
The importance of Vaccination can never be over emphasized; getting vaccinated helps one to build immunity against this virus. The covid-19 Vaccine is highly effective against serious illness and death from covid-19.
Conclusively, we want you to know that we consider your health as important as ours at CARITAS NIGERIA.
Therefore, if you have symptoms, feel you have been exposed to a COVID 19 patient or would like to get vaccinated, kindly contact our focal person for Alimosho LGA on 08067842876
Or visit the following Health Centres to get tested or Vaccinated
VACCINATION CENTERS
ADDRESS
Bola Ahmed Tinubu Akowonjo PHC
100 AKOWONJO ROAD,VULCANIZER B/S
AGBADO PHC
11 Ibari road Alagbado, / OLD OTA RD, AGBADO OKE
Helen Aderonke PHC
26 Ejigbo rd, Akowonjo /BESIDE OLORUNFUNMI SEC SCH, IDIMU
Ipaja phc
AYOBO ROAD, IGBOGILA BUS-STOP, IPAJA
Ikotun PHC ( ELF foundation PHC)
47 IKOTUN IDIMU ROAD, BESIDE IGANDO/IKOTUN LCDA, IKOTUN BUSTOP
Egan PHC
AKESAN BUSTOP, IGANDO
Meiran PHC
1,MIERAN RD, IYANA- MEIRAN, LAGOS ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY
Agbelekale PHC.
12 MANNER STREET, OFF CHURCH STR, AGBELE BUS-STOP
Isheri-Oshun PHC
93 Isheri – Osun rd, LAST BUSTOP IN ISHERI-OSUN, BY THE LEFT
Orisunbare PHC
20,EJIGBO ROAD,ORISUNMIBARE, SHASHA
Egbe Agodo PHC
6,ADEYINKA STR, AGOD-EGBE
Bada/BALOGUN PHC.
BADA/BALOGUN ROAD, PUBLIC BUS-STOP, AYOBO
Ishefun PHC.
CAMP DAVID ROAD, ISHEFUN AYOBO
Isheri Olofin PHC
1 LASU/ Isheri rd, Isheri Round about. LAST BUSTOP IN ISHERI-OSUN,
Rauf Aregbesola phc
OKUNOLA ROAD, MOSAN OKUNOLA
Ipinlerere PHC
8,Akinwowo st, oppGround Choice Hotel, Alimosho
Alimosho GH
Igando rd, Ikotun
NIGERIAN NAVY SICKBAY
412 road, Block 47 C close, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Alimosho
NAF Medical Centre Shasha
Shasha, Orisunbare road, Alimosho
TESTING CENTERS
ADDRESS
Hajj Camp ,Egbeda
Vulcanizer Bus stop Egbeda, By Samuel Street.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu( BAT) PHC
Aboru Street, Oke odo
You can register and book for Vaccination on this https://nphcda.vaccination.gov.ng/
