Dr. Augustina Anetor, the managing director of Edward & Clara Memorial Clinic, stated that the walk-in clinic’s creation was a reaction to the problems facing Nigeria’s healthcare system, which include expensive service delivery, poor infrastructure, and restricted access.
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In response to the Federal Government’s call for healthcare professionals living abroad to return home and support innovation, growth, and inclusivity in the healthcare industry, Dr. Anetor, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon trained in the United Kingdom, returned to Nigeria.
He described ECMC as a special project with the goal of becoming a model for preventive healthcare and enabling communities across the country to flourish in wellness and vitality. “People may stroll in and seek urgent care because our clinic buildings are ingrained in the community and located close to everyday activities.
Clinical consultation, laboratory testing, fracture treatment and management, minor and intermediate injury treatment, health screening, and counselling are all part of our healthcare offerings, according to Dr. Anetor. She mentioned that ECMC uses technology, partnerships with medical professionals and organisations in Nigeria and abroad, and other strategies to give communities, particularly those in Okota, Amuwo Odofin, and Lekki, where the first clinic was opened a year ago, access to high-quality and reasonably priced healthcare solutions.
In order to get quality healthcare and learn about their health status, Dr. Anetor advised SuperSavers Mall regulars and Okota residents to stroll in with family members and take advantage of the one-month free registration and consultation offer.
The Edward & Clara Memorial Clinic’s establishment, according to Mr. Lucky Egede, chairman of the inauguration ceremony, is a huge step towards nation-building. He noted that Nigeria can only advance tremendously if all citizens contribute in different ways and in different areas of the nation.
A progressive nation is built on the health of its communities, according to Mr. Egede, who is also the chairman of the SuperSavers supermarket retail network in Nigeria.
In order to improve their family’s health, he advised Okota residents and customers to take use of the ECMC at the mall, saying that “when you are healthy, you are wearing a crown that only the sick can see.”
Many Okota neighbourhoods and residential estates represented at the event praised the walk-in clinic, claiming it had eliminated the issue of accessibility and distance to high-quality private primary healthcare in the region.
