Nigerians to enjoy high-end surgical services in Nigeria, says Lagoon Hospitals CMD

A capital flight of an estimated N3 billion every year on medi­cal treatment outside the country suggests a lack of trust in the existing health infrastructure and lack of the expertise in Nigeria, depriving the country of much-needed resources.

As Nigerians continue to seek medical treatment outside the country, efforts are being made to ensure they are availed medical services that match inter­national standards. Lagoon hospitals, recently awarded ‘Nigeria’ s best hospital 2016’ and also Nigeria’s foremost pioneer in ad­vanced medical care in Ni­geria, in conjunction with one of India’ s best hospi­tals, Fortis Healthcare, are set to hold a 3-day surgical camp in Lagos from No­vember 11-13, 2016.

According to the Chief Medical Director, Olujimi Coker, Nigerians stand to enjoy medical services at highly discounted rates, hence Nigerians do not have to travel out to obtain services, which otherwise would have cost less and saved them the hassles of additional expenses as a result of relatives accom­modation amongst other expenditure.

The camp will hold with­in the Lagoon Hospitals premises at 91, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, La­gos and will feature four specialties including Gyn­aecology (particularly key-hole surgery), Orthopae­dics, Urology and General Surgery. A ten-man team of both Lagoon and Fortis Hospitals consultant sur­geons will beat the camp to treat conditions such as fibroids, infertility, ovar­ian cysts, joint pain issues, knee replacements, pros­tate issues, kidney stones, breast issues, thyroid is­sues, gallstones, etc.

Coker also stated that collaboration with Fortis hospitals, India, is a strate­gic one as Lagoon Hospitals

Group is driven by a single thrust, to provide the best standards of patient care. According to him, it is this passion and commitment that has led to the develop­ment of unique specialties across medical disciplines, within the Hospitals Group. These specialties include orthopaedics & trauma, general surgery, critical care, obstetrics & gynaecol­ogy, paediatrics, medical & surgical oncology, urology, cardiology ad neurology.

With five facilities in three locations, Lagoon hospitals are equipped to perform all forms of surgi­cal procedures including those that are only pos­sible at very few specialised hospitals in the United Kingdom and USA and they continue to invest in high quality specialty services.