By Chukwuma Umeorah
Group Head, Women Banking of Access Bank, Nene Kunle-Ogunlusi, has said more than 33,000 women across Nigeria have benefited from the bank’s ‘W Health Month Initiative’, since its inception in 2019.
She said this during the seventh edition of the ‘W’ Health Month, held at Onikan General Hospital, Lagos.
Kunle-Ogunlusi explained that the ‘W’ Initiative serves as Access Bank’s platform to empower women socially, professionally, and financially, while providing tailored solutions that address women’s needs in business, family, and health.
“Every October, we dedicate the month to women’s health advocacy through W Health Month, our flagship wellness campaign. Since its inception in 2019, this programme has made measurable impact, reaching over 33,000 women through free screenings, awareness programmes, advocacy walks, and partnerships that make quality healthcare more accessible to women and families across Nigeria.
“Today, as a woman, you will enjoy access to free fibroid screenings, blood sugar tests, and general examinations made possible through our partnership with Project 111, The Milk Booster, BRANT, and Onikan General Hospital. Throughout this month, we are providing free Pap smears, breast scans, and pelvic scans for every member of the W Community,” she said.
Kunle-Ogunlusi further encouraged women to take advantage of Access Bank’s W Health Loan, which offers up to N10million at discounted interest rates to assist women in managing high medical expenses.
She also highlighted the bank’s broader empowerment programmes across the six geopolitical zones. She added that the bank teaches women basic skills, such as soap-making, palm oil processing, pastries, and perfumery. After training, she stated, the bank provide starter packs to help them start small businesses and live sustainably.
Also speaking, Adeola Rojaiye, Project Coordinator for Project 111, a retail banking CSR initiative focused on supporting women with fibroid conditions, emphasised the importance of financial support in women’s health interventions. She noted that fibroid surgeries are expensive, and Project 111 aims to bridge that gap.
Chief Medical Director of Onikan General Hospital, Dr Madewa Adebajo, said the collaboration represented a critical step toward strengthening women’s health services in Lagos.
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