Hope Alive Child Care Initiative ... Keeping hopes alive

Experience they say is the best teacher, that explains the story of Mrs Nwalema Adaugo, the founder and president of Hope Alive Child Care Initiative center. The foundation sees to the well being of children, pregnant women and general health issues. The moving train of the foundation partnered with Apollo Hospitals on the 10th of December 2015, venue is 33, Apena Street. Ishaga, Surulere Lagos to see to the case of a certain boy who who has a saddening case of cancer.

However, it's quite difficult to sustain the achievements of HACCI without a reputable international hospital offering backings; that is where the first hospital with international accreditation in A.P, Apollo Hospitals came in. With Rakesh Jalla, Dy. General Manager, International Marketing (Nigeria) in attendance, HACCI and Apollo Hospitals took on the case of the young boy (pic below) of about three years suffering from cancer of the eyes.

The case started five months ago when the mother (pictured below) noticed a blood stain in the boy's left eyeball, back and forth trips to the hospital only generated referrals and little hopes until HACCI and Apollo Hospitals teamed up to render assistance to the boy. While speaking to newsmen, the confident Mrs Nwalema explained in detail how Apollo Hospitals analyzed the condition and placed him on an effective schedule of MRI scan ahead of surgery which is estimated at about $12,000.

A cheque was presented to the boy's parents for the scan with assurance of smooth medical service for the boy by Mrs Nwalema and she stressed that this is not the first time HACCI is coming to the aid of Nigerians and she assured it certainly will not be the last.