The Lagos State Government has once again demonstrated its commitment to saving lives in emergencies, as it resuscitated a 22-year-old vulnerable pregnant woman, Tingni Kindness, and safely handed her over, alongside her newborn baby girl, to the Plateau State Government after a dramatic medical intervention at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
The intervention, carried out through the Lagos State Health Management Agency’s Assistance in Distress programme, LASHMA-AID, turned what could have been a tragedy into a story of survival, relief and gratitude.
According to the Permanent Secretary of LASHMA, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba,, yesterday, the chain of life-saving events began on June 6, 2026, at about 9:00 p.m., when the agency received an emergency call from its ambulance operator, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), that an unconscious pregnant woman had been picked up at Allen, Lagos.
Zamba explained that LASHMA-AID immediately swung into action and contacted LASUTH to confirm bed space availability. Once the hospital gave the green light, the woman was rushed to the facility, where treatment commenced without delay.
She said the swift response was in line with Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order aimed at ensuring that residents in life-threatening emergencies receive prompt medical attention and are stabilized, regardless of status or origin.
“Upon arrival, Tingni Kindness was attended to immediately and her condition was stabilized,” Dr. Zamba said. “On June 21, 2026, while still receiving care at the hospital, she delivered a healthy baby girl.”
The Permanent Secretary praised Governor Sanwo-Olu for giving life to the vision behind the emergency support scheme, and also commended the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo, and the management team of the hospital for what she described as their swift and professional response.
“We are here today to commend LASUTH and draw the attention of everyone, home and abroad, to what the Lagos State Government is doing towards providing emergency services to ILERA EKO enrollees and the vulnerable,” she stated.
Zamba assured Lagos residents that the programme would be sustained and expanded to ensure that anyone facing a medical emergency, whether indigene, non-indigene or vulnerable resident, continues to benefit from the state’s emergency response system.
She urged residents not to hesitate to call 080-000-LASHMA-AID (080-000-527462-243) whenever emergency situations arise, stressing that help would arrive “in a jiffy.”
The Permanent Secretary also explained that the initiative is being funded through a percentage of the Equity Fund provided by the Lagos State Government for vulnerable residents, as well as a portion built into the premium paid by enrollees.
She appealed to the Plateau State Government to ensure that both mother and child are properly accommodated and supported, adding that Tingni Kindness, who has no source of livelihood, should also be empowered so she can care for her baby.
In his remarks, Prof. Fabamwo applauded LASHMA for taking what he called a bold and timely step to ensure that emergency services reach those in need, in line with the Executive Order.
He narrated how the woman was rushed into LASUTH and managed by the hospital team even though she was not in labour when she arrived.
“Upon arrival, her managed care commenced immediately and she was stabilized,” the LASUTH boss said. “It was at the point that the hospital was making arrangements to transfer her to where she could conveniently stay under the law, as she had no accommodation, that she went into labour and delivered her baby girl.”
Prof. Fabamwo disclosed that after the delivery, the Plateau State Government was contacted through its Liaison Office in Lagos, and arrangements were made to safely take the mother and child home.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs in Plateau State, Mrs. Caroline Pamglang Dafur, represented by the Principal Administrative Officer, Plateau Liaison Office, Lagos, Mrs. Philomena Yakubu, expressed appreciation to the Lagos State Government, LASHMA and LASUTH for the gesture extended to one of their indigenes.
She said the intervention may have saved the life of the mother and child, adding that without LASHMA’s swift action, “only God knows what could have happened.”
The commissioner assured that the Plateau State Government would take care of Tingni Kindness and her baby, describing their welfare, safety and protection as a matter of serious concern.
Visibly overwhelmed, the beneficiary, Tingni Kindness, said she had thought she was being wheeled into the morgue before discovering that she had been given a second chance at life.
She showered praises on Governor Sanwo-Olu, Dr. Zamba, the LASUTH Chief Medical Director and the Social Welfare Department of the hospital for saving her and her baby.
The emotional rescue has further highlighted the expanding reach of LASHMA-AID, which was launched in December 2025 in line with the Executive Order, took off fully in March 2026, and has since saved 34 lives, including 8 ILERA EKO enrollees and 26 vulnerable residents in the state.
Others at the event included the Director of Clinical Services and Training, LASUTH, Prof. Adebowale Adekoya; Director, Hospital Administration and Human Resource, Mrs. Olayinka Oye-Bamgbose; Social Worker in charge of the Obstetrics Unit, Mrs. Shittu Kudirat; and Emergency Care Manager, LASHMA, Dr. Favour Oluwaniyi.