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01Impact Story

01Impact Story

8 years, block by block.

Every edition, outreach and broadcast since our launch at University College Hospital in June 2018. As you scroll, each one adds its blocks to the logo.

  • Donate-A-Pint
  • The PET Project
  • The Pink Project
  • Initiatives

2018

  1. 30 June 2018 Launch SmileBuilders Initiative launches at UCH SmileBuilders Initiative was formally launched on 30th June, 2018, with an Awareness on Heart Diseases programme at University College Hospital, Ibadan. Guest speakers from the Neurology and Paediatric Cardiology Units of UCH gave health talks on hypertension and congenital heart defects, about 30 people were offered free eye screening, blood pressure and body mass index checks, and medical items for 50 Partial Exchange Transfusions were donated to the Paediatric Cardiology Unit as the first PET Project. The PET Project
  2. 30 June 2018 The PET Project 1.0 50 transfusions’ worth of consumables
  3. October 2018 Campaign Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2018 A month of breast cancer education with The Wellbeing Initiative, One Voice Initiative for Women and Children Emancipation (OVIWCE), The Panacea Project and the FAMSA Headquarters Board: daily facts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, tweet chats including a session with Dr. Femi Olaleye of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, a webinar on early detection and management by Dr. Olanrewaju Amusat and Mr. Toyyib Abdulkareem, and a radio programme on R2FM 92.9 by Dr. Olamide Oladipupo. It closed with an outreach in Ojoo Community, Ibadan, alongside the FAMSA Headquarters Board and Breast Cancer Support Group, with an awareness walk, health talks and free mammography for about 60 women provided by MeCure. The Pink Project
  4. 11 December 2018 The PET Project 2.0 50 transfusions’ worth of consumables

2019

  1. 27 April 2019 Tweet Chat Tweet chat on alcohol screening and alcohol use disorder A tweet chat on The effects of alcohol screening in mitigating alcohol use disorder in Nigeria, led by Mr Boluwatife Aderounmu on April 27, 2019. Myths and misconceptions about alcohol use were addressed. Better Health Literacy Initiative
  2. 6 May 2019 Outreach Outreach to Labiran community, Ibadan A health outreach to Labiran community, Ibadan, on May 6, 2019, held in collaboration with other organisations. Healthy Community Initiative
  3. 13 and 16 May 2019 Radio Live radio sessions on hypertension Two live radio sessions on hypertension on Splash FM, Ibadan, on May 13 and 16, 2019, where listeners called in with questions. The sessions were led by Dr Abdulazeez Lawal, public health advocate and our financial director, and Dr Oluwatomi Iken, public health physician, to dispel myths about hypertension and explain its management. Better Health Literacy Initiative
  4. 18 May 2019 Healthy Community Initiative 1.0 About 130 residents screened
  5. 8 June 2019 Outreach Outreach to Idi Omo Itutaba, Oje, Ibadan A health outreach to Idi Omo Itutaba, Oje, Ibadan, on June 8, 2019, held in collaboration with other organisations. Healthy Community Initiative

2020

  1. 21 January 2020 The PET Project 3.0 50 transfusions’ worth of consumables
  2. 14 November 2020 Webinar World Diabetes Day 2020 With the theme The Nurse and Diabetes and the COVID-19 pandemic keeping events off the ground, World Diabetes Day 2020 ran on air and online. Mrs Grace Adekoya, Public Health Nurse, UCH, and our Executive Director, Dr. Olanrewaju Amusat, discussed diabetes mellitus and took listeners’ questions on Petals FM 103.5. A Zoom webinar featured Dr. Jokotade Adeleye, Consultant Endocrinologist, UCH, on Danger Signs, Management and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus, Mr. Ebenezer Anifowose, Public Health Nutritionist and Founder of Healthucate Global, on Diabetes Mellitus and Healthy Food Choices: Any correlation?, and Mrs Grace Adekoya on The Role of Self-Care and Carers in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Dr. Oritseweyinmi Erikowa-Orighoye, Paediatrician and Early Career Researcher in Public Health Nutrition and Dietetics, led a tweet chat on Diabetes Mellitus: The bitter sweet tale. Better Health Literacy Initiative

2022

  1. 18 June 2022 Donate-A-Pint 1.0 About 80 pints donated
  2. 27 September 2022 The PET Project 4.0 50 transfusions’ worth of consumables
  3. October 2022 Outreach Breast Cancer Awareness Outreach at Kola Daisi PHC We joined the 2022 Breast Cancer Awareness Outreach organised by the FAMSA Headquarters Board at Kola Daisi Primary Health Care Centre, Ibadan. The outreach featured a health talk on breast cancer by our Executive Director, Dr. O.A. Amusat, body mass index measurement and clinical breast examination for about 50 women. The Pink Project
  4. 29 October 2022 Donate-A-Pint 2.0 About 50 pints donated

2024

  1. 18 June 2024 Milestone NCD Watch begins In June 2024 we began publishing NCD Watch, a monthly digest on non-communicable diseases, alongside research and opinion pieces.
  2. 6 July 2024 Donate-A-Pint 5.0 About 60 pints donated

03So Far

450+

pints of blood across 7 Donate-A-Pint drives

250+

transfusions’ worth of consumables for children with heart defects

100

chemotherapy sessions’ worth of supplies

270+

people screened for free

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