NASRE, Ahmadiyya Hospital collaborate to improve journalists’ access to affordable healthcare

The Nigerian Association of Social and Resourceful Editors (NASRE) has partnered with Ahmadiyya Hospital, Ijaiye, Lagos State, to provide journalists with access to medical services as part of efforts to promote their health and well-being.

The partnership followed a meeting held on Friday, November 6, 2026, between the hospital’s management and a NASRE delegation led by the association’s President, Omotolani Oseni.

Also present at the meeting were NASRE’s Director of Media and Publicity, Lateef Owodunni, and Director of Welfare, Adeyemi Obadimu.

The meeting focused on the hospital’s participation in NASRE’s medical outreach scheduled for November 25, 2026, at the hospital’s facility in Ijaiye.

Speaking during the meeting, Oseni described journalists’ welfare as a major priority for the association, noting that media professionals often devote considerable time to their professional responsibilities at the expense of their personal health.

He said, “Journalists spend so much time working and ensuring that members of the public are informed, but sometimes forget that their own health also deserves attention.”

Oseni recalled that NASRE had undertaken several interventions to support media professionals, including assistance to widows and widowers of deceased journalists and colleagues facing critical health challenges.

He explained that the forthcoming outreach was part of the association’s sustained efforts to improve journalists’ welfare and encourage regular medical check-ups.

Responding, the Managing Director of Ahmadiyya Hospital, Dr Samiullah Tahir, assured the NASRE delegation of the hospital’s readiness to support the initiative, adding that participating journalists would receive professional medical attention.

He emphasised the hospital’s commitment to making healthcare affordable, explaining that its charges were deliberately kept low to enable more people to access medical services.

According to him, the cost of services at the hospital is heavily subsidised, with revenue generated from patients insufficient to independently finance its operations.

“The headquarters provides financial support to sustain the hospitals because what we charge patients is deliberately kept very low and affordable. Our priority is to make healthcare accessible to the people,” Tahir said.

The hospital chief also highlighted its medical infrastructure, including an X-ray machine valued at over ₦50 million, laboratory facilities, a solar power system and other essential medical equipment.

He disclosed that the hospital’s international headquarters had supported the provision of some of the facilities to strengthen its capacity to deliver quality healthcare services.

Tahir further noted that healthcare professionals, like journalists, sometimes neglect their personal health because of demanding work schedules, stressing the importance of taking personal responsibility for their well-being.

He welcomed the collaboration, expressing optimism that the outreach would provide participating journalists with an opportunity to access medical services and become more conscious of their health.

The November 25 outreach is expected to feature medical assessments, consultations and other healthcare services for journalists at Ahmadiyya Hospital, Ijaiye, Lagos State.

The initiative is part of NASRE’s broader commitment to journalists’ welfare and its efforts to promote access to essential healthcare services among media professionals.