The agency also enrolled the three surviving babies, their father and their grandparents into the state’s health insurance programme, ILERA EKO, at no cost.
Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, Anani expressed gratitude to the state government and LASHMA for the intervention.
“I want to sincerely thank the Lagos State Government and the ILERA EKO team for coming to our aid. They brought food items, Pampers and also gave us N250,000. We are deeply grateful for this support at a very difficult time,” he said.
He also urged Nigerians to embrace health insurance, noting that early enrolment could help families avoid devastating medical expenses.
In a statement, LASHMA’s Director of Public Affairs, Adeyinka Gbemibade, quoted the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, as saying the intervention was aimed at ensuring that the surviving children have access to quality healthcare despite the loss of their mother.
Zamba described the deaths of Charity and one of the babies as heartbreaking and extended condolences to the family.
She explained that the free health insurance package would enable the children to access treatment at accredited healthcare facilities, receive routine immunisations and benefit from regular health monitoring.
She called on well-meaning Nigerians to support the family, noting that raising triplets under the prevailing economic conditions would require substantial assistance.