One of the Sustainable Development Goals, as stated by the UN, reads, “Good health and wellbeing”, across all level of people, especially, on the African continent, where availability of medical personnel and facilities stand, as a challenge, in attaining this development goal for more sustainability.
A report in 2013, showed that six preventable causes, accounted for 73% of deaths in children under 5; pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, neonatal pneumonia or sepsis, preterm delivery and asphyxia at birth, all in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The narrative goes to show the gap that must be covered, to attain a healthy society, starting from proper care of children’s health.
We will be expecting quality and affordable healthcare regime, for a child become a reality, in this part of the world.
In Lagos, Nigeria, up to 1.5 million children go to low-cost private schools and many of them do not have access to a functional sick bay or a nearby Primary Healthcare facility that can cater to their basic health needs.
In line to this, NEO Childcare a mobile and digital child health service provider seeks to provide top quality and affordable healthcare for children, especially, in low-income communities in Nigeria.
With the service, children in schools are reached for routine health screening and also connecting over 500 caregivers with over 100 healthcare professionals, to get appropriate health information, by leveraging digital technology.
According to its website, the health Startup, wants every child to have access to basic, quality and affordable healthcare, right where they are.
With a pool of seasoned childcare professionals, NEO Childcare sets to connect its users on daily demand.
The health startup flagged off its child health care campaign through its first pilot test on February 8, 2018, at De Joyland Schools in Lagos.
It was done in partnership with Sustainable Enterprise and Educational Development (SEED)
The health startup started out by conducting our first pilot on 8th February 2018 at De Joyland Schools, Yaba, Lagos.
The health startup got 93 children sponsored to attend the health screening program and this donation was split between 9 different low-cost schools in 4 of the 6 Districts in Lagos.
Also, during the celebration of World Water Day, March 22, 2019, NEO Childcare took its health campaign further to improve the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene outcomes in a particular marginalized community in Lagos.
NEO ChildCare partnered with members of the Walter Carrington Youth Fellowship Health Team to provide Handwashing facilities for the students of Faith World School, Ebute Illaje, Bariga.
NEO Childcare offers the following range of services through the running a Mobile Sick Bay which upgrades School Health Services
NEO on the go
According to its website, the health Startup, offers a comprehensive school health package that includes nutritional assessment, dental, eye and malaria screening, consultation with doctors, as well as the availability of essential drugs, once a term.
NEO Digital
NEO Digital connects caregivers with qualified health professionals in various disciplines, such as Pediatricians, Dentists, Optometrists, Nutritionists, and Psychologists, to mention a few.
Availability of general outpatient consultation for general complaints, specialist consultation for your ward to ensure optimal qualitative childcare and ease in the access of childcare facility located closest to you.
NEO care products
According to its website, the health Startup offers a wide range of care products for your child, affording you a total health care package that you can afford and find easily accessible.
The care products include:
- Hygiene packs: Keep your children away from germs. It contains personal toiletry items, which are necessary for good hygiene
- First aid boxes: Helps you to respond quickly and effectively, to medical situations
- Babycare packs: Caters to your baby’s comfort and health needs
- Home medical appliances: Useful at home, which provides cares and comfort, before and beyond hospital treatment
NEO health info
NEO Childcare prides itself, in providing the latest information, surrounding health care, from nutritional tips to healthy living, for its users.
Vaccination checklist, nutrition, and hygiene tips, as well.
According to its website, NEO Childcare has, so far, serviced 11 schools with 294 children.
In the near future, we plan to operate the largest chain of Sick Bays serving clusters of schools to provide access to thousands of Nigerian children in the process.
Over the next couple of months, we would be signing up more schools to our Mobile Sick Bay Service for routine health screening each term.
This way, we plan to reach many more children with essential preventive care at affordable rates, reducing the burden of healthcare on their parents and ultimately childhood mortality one school at a time.
You could read up, our previous post on how technology enhances health care services.
Featured Image L-R: Dr. Cassandra Akinde, Deputy Director, R.N Olajumoke Adebayo, Resource Manager, Dr. Yusuf Shittu, Executive Director, Dr. Yemisi Ikumelo, Chief Dentist