Two leading pharmaceutical companies,Norvo Nordisk and Roche have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ondo State government on the care for diabetic patients.Towards this end, two diabetics support centres would be built in two hospitals inOndo State.
The Project Manager of Norvo Nordisk in Nigeria, Ameze Odia disclosed the plan of the company during the signing of the agreement between her organisation, Roche and the Ondo State government.
Odia explained that a Base of Pyramid (BOP) project would be introduced in order to break the barrier preventing people from accessing diabetes care and treatment saying the project would help to develop scalable, profitable and sustainable solutions to the benefit of allparties involved.She listed the BOP projects' benefits to include increased awareness for diabetes, early screening to prevent late complication of the diseases and to trainprofessional in diabetics management.
Other benefits to be enjoyed at the one-stop centre include medication support and periodic screening of diabetics patients noting that the projects has been established in India and Kenya where it worked.She said the One-stop Diabetes Support Centre had been established in Ikorodu General Hospital in Lagos assuring "that people with diabetes no longer have to travel far and to multiple places to receive comprehensive treatment."Nigeria is one of four countries in which Novo Nordisk has launched its Base of the Pyramid project.
Different business models have been established in India, Kenya and Nigeria. It is on the basis of successful pilot centres in Lagos that the concept is now being expanded to other states. We aim to establish at least four additional centres with the first two being Ondo State," he said.
Roche representative, Folashade Ajayi who said the company would be collaborating with other partners to reduce the spread of the disease noted that early detection would help to reduce diabetes.Ajayi pledged that Roche would supply drugs to the centres at a subsidised price while screening of patients would also be free saying the glucometer machine would be free for all patients.
Commending the two organisations, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju said the two partners came onboard at the right time saying the partners had keyed into the visions of the state government. Adeyanju said the presence of the BOP and the assistance to be rendered by the two pharmaceutical companies would help to arouse the consciousness of the public on the disease. He said the state government has embarked on periodic awareness prior to the signing of the agreement saying that awareness and screening of patients have been taken to the doorsteps of the people of the state.
He explained that the state government has partnered with the Diabetes Association of Nigeria screening people across all the 18 local government areas of the state.He said the state health sector has served as benchmark to other states in the country. He said the two BOP will be established in the State Specialist Hospital Akure and the General Hospital, Ondo.
The Project Manager of Norvo Nordisk in Nigeria, Ameze Odia disclosed the plan of the company during the signing of the agreement between her organisation, Roche and the Ondo State government.
Odia explained that a Base of Pyramid (BOP) project would be introduced in order to break the barrier preventing people from accessing diabetes care and treatment saying the project would help to develop scalable, profitable and sustainable solutions to the benefit of allparties involved.She listed the BOP projects' benefits to include increased awareness for diabetes, early screening to prevent late complication of the diseases and to trainprofessional in diabetics management.
Other benefits to be enjoyed at the one-stop centre include medication support and periodic screening of diabetics patients noting that the projects has been established in India and Kenya where it worked.She said the One-stop Diabetes Support Centre had been established in Ikorodu General Hospital in Lagos assuring "that people with diabetes no longer have to travel far and to multiple places to receive comprehensive treatment."Nigeria is one of four countries in which Novo Nordisk has launched its Base of the Pyramid project.
Different business models have been established in India, Kenya and Nigeria. It is on the basis of successful pilot centres in Lagos that the concept is now being expanded to other states. We aim to establish at least four additional centres with the first two being Ondo State," he said.
Roche representative, Folashade Ajayi who said the company would be collaborating with other partners to reduce the spread of the disease noted that early detection would help to reduce diabetes.Ajayi pledged that Roche would supply drugs to the centres at a subsidised price while screening of patients would also be free saying the glucometer machine would be free for all patients.
Commending the two organisations, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju said the two partners came onboard at the right time saying the partners had keyed into the visions of the state government. Adeyanju said the presence of the BOP and the assistance to be rendered by the two pharmaceutical companies would help to arouse the consciousness of the public on the disease. He said the state government has embarked on periodic awareness prior to the signing of the agreement saying that awareness and screening of patients have been taken to the doorsteps of the people of the state.
He explained that the state government has partnered with the Diabetes Association of Nigeria screening people across all the 18 local government areas of the state.He said the state health sector has served as benchmark to other states in the country. He said the two BOP will be established in the State Specialist Hospital Akure and the General Hospital, Ondo.
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