Toyin Saraki
Appearances
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
First of all, we're asking all health providers to screen every child. Then post-distort, we're equipping mothers with the tools that they need to monitor their own child. In all the previous programs for jaundice, mothers were not really included, which was the reason why some cases went unspotted and untreated.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
Project Oscar is training 300 health workers in Lagos to cascade that knowledge. We're also equipping health facilities with the equipment to treat jaundice. And the hope is that over the first year, we will reach 10,000 mothers, screen 9,000 children, and of course treat all those that require treatment.