As part of activities to
mark its 50th anniversary, the management of the Lagos University
Teaching Hospital, Idi- Araba, would be offering free health services to
the public.
The Chief Medical
Director, LUTH, Prof Akin Oshibogun, who spoke at a press briefing
organised by the hospital in Lagos, said the services to be provided
would include free cleft lip-palate surgery, cancer surgeries, cataract,
dental, optical and cardiovascular treatments for the less privileged
from
August.
Oshibogun added that for
some comprehensive and expensive screening procedures, the hospital
would offer a 50 per cent reduction in prices.
He said,”We are trying
to play around the number 50 so all our services would revolve around
that number. In all our sub-specialities, we would be offering free
treatment for 50 persons.
“This is our way of
giving back to the society in commemoration of 50 years of providing
quality health services to the public.We will screen patients that come
in and even though it would be on a first come, first serve basis, it
will only be for those who ordinarily cannot afford them.”
Oshibogun also noted
that apart from the free treatment, the hospital would be expanding the
scope of services to include capsule endoscopy, total hip and knee
replacement, small incision cataract surgery, laparoscopic surgery and
open heart surgery.
He called on corporate
organisations and the private investors to partner with the hospital to
enable the hospitals to provide more advanced medical procedures which
Nigerians were seeking in foreign hospitals.
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