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UBTH conducts first open heart surgery — CMD
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Darlington Obaseki, says the hospital conducted its first open heart surgery in January.
Obaseki said this on Tuesday in Benin, at the 50 per cent subsidised specialised surgeries’ inauguration as part of activities for the 50th anniversary of the hospital holding in May.
The CMD said the medical bill of one of the three patients for the open heart surgery was subsided by the Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Phillip Shaibu.
He commended the deputy governor for being a pillar of support to UBTH and for also supporting the 50 per cent subsidised specialised surgeries.
Obaseki said the 50 per cent subsidy on specialised procedures such as Endoscopic and Laparoscopic surgeries, Colonoscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) among others would be done till the end of February.
“We started since the beginning of this month. As of today, we have 115 patients for surgeries, anybody screened and certified free to undergo surgery would benefit from the programme,” he said.
The CMD said that although Nigeria could take care of its citizens’ health needs, medical tourism situation was responsible for citizens’ inability to place value on what it had.
“We need to advertise ourselves because the general society don’t seem to reckon on the medical professionals in Nigeria, we are up to the task, not until we travel,” he said.
According to him, the country is losing so much money to medical tourism when there are qualified medical personnel in Nigeria.
“There is a new report on the health market in Nigeria commissioned by Pharmaset Foundation which indicated that Nigeria is losing huge money to medical tourism.
“As at 2021, the value of the medical tourism market, the amount of Money Nigerians spend going to seek healthcare abroad is 1.9 billion dollars annually.
“Every month, 9,000 Nigerians seek medical care outside Nigeria and majority of them go to India.
“The question is why do they go out to seek for care? Some of the things they go out for are the things we are doing here.”
He said that Nigerians must learn to contribute cheerfully to the health sector, adding that a true philanthropist was the one who contributed to the health needs of his people.
Also speaking, the deputy governor, Shaibu commended the CMD for breaking new grounds in the health sector and for making the hospital a centre of excellence.
He said that the state government had always leveraged on the facilities, expertise of the personnel and technological advancements of the hospital to drive health reform in the state.
Shaibu also called on Nigerians to show love by contributing their quota to the development of the health sector.
Mr Lucky Adubi, one of the patients, who benefitted from the subsidised specialised surgeries, commended the hospital for making him to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
He sought for sustainability of the subsidised surgeries so as to give succour to the poor.
Former international Mutiu Adepoju has canvassed support for the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George.
Finidi was named head coach of the three-time African champions on Tuesday.
The 53-year-old was one of the assistants to former head coach, Jose Peseiro.
Adepoju also congratulated the former winger on his appointment.
“Congratulations to my brother, Finidi George for getting the final nod as @NGSuperEagles Head Coach.Let’s join hands and wish him the best of success,” Adepoju wrote on X.
Finidi’s reign will begin with the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin in June.
Personnel of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10-year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna.
He said on Saturday, at about 1400hrs, the mother of the abducted girl, Uwaila Idris of Unguwar Gara Village of Kauru Local Government Area of the state, reported the disappearance of her daughter.
“She came to the police station and reported that on April 26, at about 1300hrs one Aminu Garba of the same address allegedly abducted her 10-year-old daughter named Hanifa Garba in his shop,” he said.
Hassan said when the suspect was asked about Hanifa’s whereabouts, he denied any knowledge of where she was.
He added, ” The suspect denied seeing her and went back to his shop, covered the girl’s mouth with a Hijab (veil) and forced her into a refrigerator, and padlocked her inside.
”The youths in the area insisted on searching the shop, after which Hanifa was found locked inside the refrigerator.
“The suspect was immediately arrested, while investigation is ongoing to establish the real motive behind the suspect’s action.”
According to him, the suspect would be charged in court on completion of the ongoing discreet investigations.
Davido’s Logistics Manager, Israel Afeare, popularly known as Israel DMW, has wadded into the beef between his boss and Wizkid.
NEWSMEN reports that Wizkid and Davido were engaged in a fierce social media war on X on Monday.
Reacting via his Instagram story, Israel DMW stated that he was disappointed with Wizkid’s behaviour, stressing that Davido had done nothing to deserve it.
He urged Wizkid to retire from the music industry “honourably” if he is fed up.
He also berated him for shading ace music executive, Don Jazzy.
Israel DMW wrote: “I use to like everything about you, thinking you’re a human being. I never knew you’re a fully daft headed human being. Why dis continous jealousy and hatred? Did oga [Davido] stops you from releasing ur own back to back sweet hits?
“He has never in anytime said anything bad of you at all. You you just keep hating him for nothing sake. Retire from music if you’re fed up. Resign honourably. Who the hell are you? You’re just a small dwarf. You will be taught a lesson, if you’re not careful.
“You’re an idiot. A whole Don Baba? Na ur mate? Ugbeowagbon, Usaloa.”
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