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The moving train of Apollo Hospital’s health support in Nigeria stopped by at the Hope Alive Child Care Initiative center on the 10th of December 2015, HACCI is a child care initiative, founded for the good of children across the land, since Apollo is about restoring hopes and sound health, it was another opportunity for them to continue their good works in partnership with HACCI.

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 a 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 Rakesh Jalla 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 Apollo Hospitals. Mr Rakesh Jalla stressed that this is not the first time Apollo Hospitals is coming to the aid of Nigerians and he assured it certainly will not be the last.

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