In a bid to curb the prevalence of self medication and drug addiction among Nigerians, INVIVO Health & Beauty stores introduced a one-stop destination for all health and beauty needs with over 10,000 Nigerians treated free of charge within one year in its three stores located in Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan.
During a tour of its facilities in Lagos and Ibadan, the Director, Mr. John Onyeoguzoro, revealed that plans are underway to have 500 stores across Nigeria said the goal of the company is to treat 2,500,000 Nigerians free of charge annually.
“Already two more outlets are currently in the pipeline and these will run a pharmacy and treatment room with a resident doctor offering free consultations on a daily basis.”
Onyeoguzoro noted that INVIVO, a subsidiary of Smartmark Limited, was established to address social problems such as lack of easy access to primary healthcare; the menace of counterfeit and fake dugs; self-medication; and lack of early diagnosis of potentially fatal disease conditions.
According to him, in line with the company’s objectives, INVIVO is determined as a patient-centred and health focused business, to support the government towards achieving its primary healthcare goals.
He said the free health check facility in all INVIVO stores allows patients to walk-in; get their vitals checked and a resident doctor or nurse to consult free of charge.
“Health is one of the basic rights of life, but unfortunately a lot of Nigerians don’t have access to it.”
Also lending his voice, the Founder of INVIVO Pharmacy, Mr. Yakubu Gobir, disclosed that no fewer than 3,000 patients have been treated free of charge in the last 10 months.
