The Niger state government has signed an association agreement with Zenith Kidney and Medical Center to improve the provision of medical care in the state.
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago highlighted the multifaceted nature of the association, which implies knowledge exchange, training, references and consulting services.
According to Governor Bago, the Association aims to address the brain leak that has negatively affected the health sector.
Read also: NIWA reiterates the commitment to the safer river paths, presents new directives
“The Niger state government is taking deliberate measures to reverse the tendency to invest a lot in the health sector,” he said.
He praised the medical director of Zenith Kidney and Medical Center for his selfless efforts to save lives.
The medical director of the Medical Center and Kidney Zenith, Dr. Ocebese Olealekan, revealed that the center has made more than 1,200 kidney transplants in Nigeria, including 20 for Nigerlites, and carried out more than 1,500 dialysis sessions monthly. This, he said, has significantly reduced medical tourism for kidney transplants abroad.
Dr. Olekan also revealed that the center is expanding its services to include advanced neurology procedures, laser surgery for prostate and general surgery, satisfaction of international standards and excellence.
The center is also accredited to train postgraduate doctors in nephrology and urology and is building a 250 -bed capacity hospital to facilitate the most solid organ transplants.
“We must replicate this success story in thousands of SME in Nigeria. Investing in SME will serve as an engine to get millions of poverty and position Nigeria as a center of creativity and commerce in the global economy,” the feelings of Governor Bago echoed the importance of such associations to boost economic growth and development.
The association between the state government of Niger and the Center for Kidney and Medical Zenith is expected to improve medical care provision, reduce medical tourism and create a more sustainable health system in the state..
Watch the best Nigerian Tribune TV videos