The Police Officers’ Wives Association has deepened its strategic alliance with the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives ahead of a major welfare intervention targeted at police families in Lagos.
The renewed collaboration was sealed when the POWA President, Mrs Olufunmilola Disu, received a high level delegation of the nursing body at the association’s headquarters in Abuja, in what insiders described as a defining moment for healthcare support within police communities.
Led by its National President, Comrade Haruna Mamman, the nursing delegation engaged in extensive discussions with POWA leadership on modalities for delivering impactful services under the POWA Cares Initiative scheduled for Lagos.
The outreach, which enters its second phase, is part of a broader nationwide programme designed to strengthen the health outcomes, economic resilience and general wellbeing of families of serving police personnel.
Addressing the meeting, Disu underscored the power of collaboration, noting that sustainable impact in welfare delivery can only be achieved through deliberate partnerships anchored on shared expertise and commitment.
She pointed to the Abuja phase of the initiative as a compelling success story, revealing that the exercise exposed the urgent need for more structured and far reaching interventions across the country.
According to her, over 1,000 beneficiaries accessed free eye screening, treatment and basic medical consultations during the maiden phase, with many reporting significant improvements in productivity and overall quality of life.
Riding on that momentum, the Lagos phase will broaden its scope beyond healthcare delivery to include social support initiatives, notably scholarships for 10 children of police officers to pursue careers in nursing.
Disu, herself a trained nurse, described the partnership with the nursing association as pivotal to achieving people centred healthcare delivery, stressing that the initiative goes beyond treatment to restoring dignity and stability in police households.
She added that growing attention to family welfare is critical to strengthening the morale and operational effectiveness of police officers, while both organisations also raised concerns over the proliferation of unlicensed medical practitioners and pledged stronger collaboration to safeguard public health as the Lagos outreach draws near.