Grange lauds advancements at LUTH
Federal government weekend explained the rationale behind its decision to invest more in tertiary health facilities in the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Adenike Grange who gave the explanation in Lagos at the 2008 joint graduation ceremony of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital’s (LUTH) Schools and Training programmes, said the move was to reposition the institutions become more relevant to the health situation of Nigerians, using modern and appropriate technology in a cost -efficient manner.
Grange, who was represented by a Director in the Ministry, Dr. Nike Adeyemi announced that, LUTH, as one of the beneficiaries of the continuing commitment to health investment, is already back on track towards the greatness it was always known for.
Noting that the operating theatre capacity of the hospital had been expanded to enable it drastically reduce patient waiting time for surgery, she described as great strides that have taken place at LUTH.
“I am reliably informed that the great strides in minimal incision surgery with the use of modern laparascopic equipment and your pioneering efforts at Small Incision Cataract Excision Surgery. The 19 ophthalmologists trained last year at this hospital will grow into a pool of specialists using this modern technology.”
The Minister further explained that minimal incision surgery in any part of the body has important implication for patient care and comfort as well as for hospital costs. The fact that operated surgical patients can go home early is indeed welcome news for patients, relatives and the caring health workers.”
She added that improving environment of quality healthcare would impact better skills in the graduating students, recognizing that government cannot achieve much without the necessary dedication and commitment of health practitioners.
Earlier, Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof. Akin Osibogun, announced that the institution had increased its dialysis machines from four to seven and runs an uninterrupted 24 hours service for patients with renal failure. He said the hospital management had in the past one year, put in place mechanisms to beef up security within the hospital and availed itself the opportunity of private partnership in some areas of its operations to ensure that quality services are available to the public at affordable prices.
Federal government weekend explained the rationale behind its decision to invest more in tertiary health facilities in the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Adenike Grange who gave the explanation in Lagos at the 2008 joint graduation ceremony of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital’s (LUTH) Schools and Training programmes, said the move was to reposition the institutions become more relevant to the health situation of Nigerians, using modern and appropriate technology in a cost -efficient manner.
Grange, who was represented by a Director in the Ministry, Dr. Nike Adeyemi announced that, LUTH, as one of the beneficiaries of the continuing commitment to health investment, is already back on track towards the greatness it was always known for.
Noting that the operating theatre capacity of the hospital had been expanded to enable it drastically reduce patient waiting time for surgery, she described as great strides that have taken place at LUTH.
“I am reliably informed that the great strides in minimal incision surgery with the use of modern laparascopic equipment and your pioneering efforts at Small Incision Cataract Excision Surgery. The 19 ophthalmologists trained last year at this hospital will grow into a pool of specialists using this modern technology.”
The Minister further explained that minimal incision surgery in any part of the body has important implication for patient care and comfort as well as for hospital costs. The fact that operated surgical patients can go home early is indeed welcome news for patients, relatives and the caring health workers.”
She added that improving environment of quality healthcare would impact better skills in the graduating students, recognizing that government cannot achieve much without the necessary dedication and commitment of health practitioners.
Earlier, Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof. Akin Osibogun, announced that the institution had increased its dialysis machines from four to seven and runs an uninterrupted 24 hours service for patients with renal failure. He said the hospital management had in the past one year, put in place mechanisms to beef up security within the hospital and availed itself the opportunity of private partnership in some areas of its operations to ensure that quality services are available to the public at affordable prices.
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