WORLD-FAMOUS US-BASED NIGERIAN PAEDIATRIC SURGEON VISITS THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE SOON-TO-BE-COMMISSIONED NEW MASSEY CHILDREN'S SPECIALIST REFERRAL HOSPITAL (NMCH)
An unborn baby with a life-threatening tumour. A surgeon who lifted her from the womb, removed the tumour and returned her to her mother's womb to continue developing until she was born a healthy baby girl weeks later. Amazing!
That surgeon is Nigerian and a friend of Mr Governor. This week, it was a pleasure to welcome him on a tour of the New Massey site.
Professor Oluyinka Olutoye, Surgeon-in-Chief at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, co-led that celebrated 2016 "baby born twice" operation. https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/health/baby-born-twice-fetal-surgery
He was accompanied by his wife, Professor Toyin Olutoye, an accomplished paediatric anaesthesiologist and Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
I was joined by Dr Cecilia Mabogunje, Chair of the New Massey Operationalisation Committee, and Dr Olanike Olutekunbi, Medical Director of the existing Massey Street Children's Hospital.
These are the Nigerian medical super-specialists we want to attract back to Lagos. We want our brains back in Nigeria, but government must be intentional about it.
Prof Oluyinka Olutoye pledged his full support for Mr Governor's vision: to establish the New Massey as a regional referral centre for specialised paediatric care, ending the need for families to travel abroad for treatment.
The 150-bed hospital will have dedicated paediatric and neonatal intensive care units, as well as specialist medical and surgical services.
It will also train the next generation of paediatricians, paediatric specialists and subspecialists, and foster global research collaborations.
With the Lagos State Smart Health Information Platform (SHIP) on track, Nigerian medical specialists abroad will also soon be able to take part virtually in clinical care in Lagos.
To every Nigerian medical professional excelling abroad: Lagos is building. Come and see.
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WORLD-FAMOUS US-BASED NIGERIAN PAEDIATRIC SURGEON VISITS THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE SOON-TO-BE-COMMISSIONED NEW MASSEY CHILDREN'S SPECIALIST REFERRAL HOSPITAL (NMCH)
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