Lagos Health Workers Get Scrubs, Crocs from First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative

Lagos Health Workers Get Scrubs, Crocs from First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative

Healthcare delivery in Lagos State received a boost on Monday as nurses and midwives across the state were presented with professional kits comprising scrubs and Crocs under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON.

The presentation ceremony, held at the Banquet Hall of the Office of the First Lady in Alausa, Ikeja, was presided over by the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, who also serves as the Lagos State Coordinator for RHI. The event drew top government officials, including the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, and senior officers from the Ministry of Health.

In her remarks, Dr. Sanwo-Olu commended Senator Tinubu for her visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to improving maternal and child health outcomes nationwide. She described the donation as a symbolic gesture that speaks volumes about the value placed on the sacrifices of frontline health workers.

“This presentation is more than the distribution of kits; it is a message that we acknowledge your dedication, celebrate your service, and stand with you in delivering quality healthcare,” she said.

The Lagos presentation follows the recent South-West zonal rollout of the initiative in Akure, Ondo State, where 10,000 sets of scrubs and Crocs were distributed. In Lagos, the kits were handed over to the beneficiaries through the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB).

Dr. Sanwo-Olu praised nurses and midwives as “pillars of strength” in the state’s healthcare system and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing necessary support and motivation to healthcare professionals.

Also speaking at the event, Mrs. Hamzat hailed the Renewed Hope Initiative as a transformative programme aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of frontline healthcare workers. She emphasized that quality healthcare should be a fundamental right, not a privilege.

“Equipping our healthcare workers with the right tools is essential to improving maternal and child health,” she said, while calling for renewed dedication to service delivery, community engagement, and accountability in the health sector.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Ibrahim Akinwunmi Mustafa, mni, expressed appreciation to the First Lady of Nigeria for her tireless efforts to uplift women, children, and vulnerable communities through the RHI.

He described nurses and midwives as the “heartbeat” of the healthcare system, adding that the presentation of the kits was both a practical and symbolic gesture to acknowledge their critical role.

Director of Nursing Services at the LSPHCB, Mrs. Anne Olasumbo Oyesanya, described the initiative as a bold statement of appreciation for healthcare workers, particularly at the grassroots level across Lagos State’s 300+ primary health centres.

“These professional kits are more than uniforms and footwear—they are symbols of recognition, morale-boosting, and professional pride,” she said. She urged midwives to wear the kits with pride as part of a collective mission to deliver healthcare with dignity and excellence.

The event was attended by officials from the Lagos State Ministry of Health, representatives of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), development partners, and community members.