Lagos State Government provides financial aid and healthcare to elderly caregivers

The Lagos State Government of Nigeria provided financial assistance and free medical services to older people with disabilities and elderly parents caring for children with disabilities.

The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs organized the support at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry to address the specific needs of these two groups. The initiative, which the government called Ageing with Dignity, offered beneficiaries dental screenings, blood pressure checks, and basic medications.

It also included health education sessions focused on hypertension management and the unique challenges faced by older caregivers. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, stated that the government aims to ensure that elderly citizens are not deprived of care or inclusion. The program supports the THEMES Plus Development Agenda of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. One participant, 75-year-old Eyitayo Aridegbe, noted that he had never received dental scaling and polishing in his 75 years until this intervention.