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  • Court restricts Bello to hospital

    Court restricts Bello to hospital

    •Son remanded in Kuje prison

    THE CHARGES

    • That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties and Dr. Haliru Bello took possession of N300million when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd)
    • That on or about 17th March 2015 N300million was transferred from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser with the CBN purporting same to be for “Safe Houses” but which you claimed to have for political campaign
    • That you Bello Abba Mohammed and BAM Projects and Properties Limited did retain the sum of N300million by concealing the said sum in your account with  Sterling Bank Plc
    • That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties Limited and Dr. Haliru Bello did conspire to launder the sum of N300million

    A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ordered that former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Chairman Haliru Mohammed Bello be restricted to the Abuja Clinics,  where he is on admission.

    The court also ordered that his son, Abba Mohammed Bello be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.

    Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed, who listened to lawyers to Mohammed and his son argue their  bail applications, shortly after they were arraigned on a four-count charge of money laundering.

    The judge directed that his order that Bello be restricted to the hospital be brought to the notice of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by the court’s registrar, for enforcement.

    The court orders are to subsist till tomorrow when the judge will rule on the bail applications.

    Bello, who reportedly took ill shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed the charge against him, his son and their company, Bam Projects and Properties Limited, was brought to court in a wheel chair. He was assisted by two medical personnel provided by the hospital.

    The former Defence Minister, dressed in a dark-blue embroidered kaftan, was brought to the court a few minutes after 10 am. His son, dressed in a sky-blue kaftan, was brought in by security agents about 30 munities later.

    By 11.20am, proceedings had begun. The charge against them was called and each count read to them. They pleaded not guilty. Their lawyers, O. Ozoka (for Abba) and Abdulazeez Ibrahim (for Bello) moved their bail applications and urged the court to allow them on bail.

    Before the court heard parties’ argument on the bail applications, proceedings were briefly halted when Bello, through his lawyer, sought the court’s permission “to answer the call of nature”, a request the judge promptly granted.

    On the resumption of proceedings about 30 munities later, Ozoka and Ibrahim urged the court to grant them bail on the grounds that the offences were bailable and that both defendants were ill.

    Although Ozoka was silent on the nature of his client’s illness, Abba, who at a point in the course of proceedings sought to be allowed to sit down, told the judge that he was suffering from stomach discomfort, when the judge asked him what was wrong with him.

    Ibrahim told the court that Bello was on admission at the Abuja Clinics, where he was treated for surgery wounds. He said his client just returned from the United Kingdom, where he undertook “a major surgery”. He was silent on the nature of his (Bello’s) illness.

    Prosecution lawyer Aliyu Yusuf opposed the bail application on the ground that both father and son were unable to provide sufficient evidence to enable the court exercise its discretion to grant them bail.

    Relying on the authority of Abiola vs Federal Republic of Nigeria 1995 (1) NWLR part 370 at page 155, Yusuf urged the court to deny them bail on the ground that they were yet to provide evidence that the prison authorities were incapable of attending to their illnesses, if they were remanded in prison custody.

    He urged the court to consider the weight of evidence against the defendants, the possibility of them tampering with prosecution witnesses and the magnitude of the punishment, which is a maximum of 14 years, should they be convicted.

    Ruling, Justice Mohamed ordered that Abba (who is listed as the 1st defendant) be remanded in Kuje prison and that Bello, who is on admission at the Abuja Clinics, should be restricted to the hospital  under the supervision of the IGP. He directed that the court’s registrar should immediately bring the court’s order to the attention of the IGP and adjourned till January 7 for ruling on their requests for bail.

    Bello, his son and BAM are accused of receiving N300m from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on March 17, 2015 for political campaign under pretext that it was meant for  a housing project named “Safe Houses”.

    The first count states that the N300m collected by the defendants was part of proceeds of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki’s “unlawful activity”.

    They were, in count two, accused of receiving the N300m under the guise that it was meant “for Safe Houses” when it was actually for political campaign.

    In count three, they were alleged to have concealed the money in their Sterling Bank Plc account when they “knew the said Doctor Aliru Bello and Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd.) to be engaged in a criminal conduct”.

    They were also accused of conspiring to “launder” the money, which they claimed to have received for political campaign when they “reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, the then National Security Adviser”.

    The charges: “That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties and Dr. Haliru Bello on or about 17th March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court took possession of the sum of N300million paid into the account of BAM Projects and Properties Limited with Sterling Bank Plc from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser with the CBN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section (15) (3) of the same Act.

    “That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties Limited and Dr. Haliru Bello on or about 17th March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court converted the sum of N300million which sum was transferred from the account of the  Office of the National Security Adviser with the CBN purporting same to be for “Safe Houses” but which you claimed to have for political campaign and when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section (15) (3) of the same Act.

    “That you Bello Abba Mohammed and BAM Projects and Properties Limited on or about 17th March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did retain the sum of N300million on behalf of  Dr. Haliru Bello and Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd), the former Chairman of PDP and National Security Adviser respectively by concealing the said sum in your account with  Sterling Bank Plc when you knew the said Dr. Haliru Bello and Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd) to be engaged in a criminal conduct to wit: theft of public fund for a political activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section (17) (b) of the same Act.

    “That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties Limited and Dr. Haliru Bello on or about 17th March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire to launder  the sum of N300million which sum you claimed to have received for political campaign and when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section (15) (3) of the same Act.”

     

  • Doctors’ quarters razed in Rivers hospital

    The doctors’ quarters at the Rivers State government-owned Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, near the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, was razed yesterday.

    The affected doctors and their families were relocated to the government guest houses, following Governor Nyesom Wike’s directive during his visit to the hospital.

    It was learnt that the fire started at 3 p.m. from the top floor of the two-storey building and destroyed the floor.

    Wike, who joined fire fighters and sympathisers to put out the fire, directed that the occupants, including five doctors and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, be relocated to the government guest houses.

    A panel of enquiry is to establish the  cause of the fire.

    Wike said: “I want to sympathise with the doctors affected by this fire. We thank God that no life was lost.

    “I have directed the Health commissioner to set up a panel of enquiry to find out what led to the fire. If it is as a result of negligence, those involved will be sanctioned. We must endeavour to protect government property.”

    Wike pledged that his administration would rebuild the quarters.

    The governor hailed the firemen from the state’s Fire Service, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) for preventing the fire from spreading.

    He was accompanied by the Head of Service (HOS), Rufus Godwin and Health Commissioner Dr. Odagme Theophilus.

  • Wada inaugurates N300m hospital complex

    Wada inaugurates N300m hospital complex

    Governor Idris Wada of Kogi has inaugurated a General Hospital complex built by his administration at a cost of N300 million at Odu-Ogboyaga, Dekina Local Government.

    Wada said at the ceremony that the hospital, built in 12 months, was part of efforts to improve the health of the people living in the rural areas.

    He said fully equipped hospital with state of the art machines, will help in the delivery of quality health services to the people of the area and its environs.

    Wada expressed delight over the completion of the project in record time, saying that it was one of the legacies his administration was bequeathing to posterity.

    According to him, the people of the community should take ownership of the hospital so as to protect the facilities.

    The Commissioner for health, Dr Idris Omede, said the hospital was a fulfillment of promise to the community during the governor’s first visit in April 2012.

    He said the hospital was taking off with full complement of qualified medical personnel, as it would general consultations, maternity, surgery, antenatal and postnatal care, x-rays and medical laboratory.

    The traditional ruler of Odu-Ogboyaga, Alhaji Salihu Yahaya described the hospital as a dream come true and a great relief for the people without access to quality health care facility before now.

    He assured the state government of the continued support of his people and promised that the facility would be protected and shielded from vandals.

  • Hospital, NGO restore hope to cancer patient

    Apollo Hospitals, India, in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Alive Child Care Initiative (HACCI), has restored hope to an eye cancer patient.

    Country Head, Apollo Hospitals, Rakesh Jalla said the hospital joined the NGO to ensure that three-year-old Tobechukwu Nkwocha is treated at a low cost.

    He said cancer is expensive to treat, and as such requires a lot of money from patients.

    “This is why it is important for us to work in a way where we can raise fund to help cancer children in Nigeria,” he said.

    Jalla said they had raised some money for the patient’s tests so that he can get better, adding: “This is an initiative we have just started and we hope to sustain. ”.

    He said the hospital wants patients treated in Nigeria but those that cannot be managed locally can be taken overseas.

    “We are paying for the cost of investigation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Also, we have offered discount to enable him enjoy unhindered treatment,” he said.

    HACCI president, Adaugo Nwalema, said the hospital has been helping the three-year-old,adding that he still requires N1.2 million to complete his treatment.

    She said her NGO came to the boy’s aid because his parents cannot afford the cost of his treatment.

    “He was in dire straight and he needed help. His parents were paying N50,000 every fortnight for his chemotherapy at LUTH. He was asked to do nine sessions of chemotherapy,” she said.

    Adaugo said the NGO took over the treatment about six months ago when the parents could no longer pay the bills. The boy’s father, Mr Kingsley Nkwocha, said the family was spending N200,000 monthly on his treatment.

    He said so far about N1.5 million has been expended.

  • Femi Kuti out of Hospital

    Femi Kuti out of Hospital

    There are indications that Afrobeat king, Femi Kuti, has been discharged from the hospital, after undergoing surgery from an undisclosed ailment. His ex-wife, Funke, on Monday, uploaded a video of the musician on Instagram, capturing the latter’s exit from the Lagoon Hospital, Lagos, where he was said to have undergone the surgery.

    Last Sunday, the usual pomp in and around The New Afrika Shrine, Lagos, was not there, as the venue was shut down, as a mark of respect for the ailing band leader.

    A statement shared on the official Facebook page of ‘The Shrine’ read: “This is to inform our fans and lovers of afrobeat that there will not be Sunday jump on 22-11-15 because ambassador Femi Kuti is going for an operation and will not be able to perform for a couple of weeks. We will keep you all updated on the schedule of when the Positive Force band will play as our prayers are with Ambassador Femi Kuti…”

    Yeni Kuti also shared a picture of the singer on the hospital bed on Sunday. The picture depicted the Kuti’s faith in a successful operation, as Yeni, who thanked everyone for their prayers, also teased about having an exclusive video of Femi composing songs on his sick bed.

  • Hospital partners sickle cell foundation

    Apollo Hospitals, India, has  said it would collaborate with Nigeria in treating sickle cell anaemia and bone marrow transplantation.

    The hospital made this known at a two-day continuous medical education (CME) organised by Diamond Helix Medical Assistance for medical doctors in Lagos.

    A senior oncologist and bone marrow specialist with the hospital, Dr Iyotishankar Raychaudhuri, said the hospital will work with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria so that patients would not have to travel to India for bone marrow transplant and other sickle cell disease problems.

    He said the capacity of local institutions and experts will be built to develop healthcare in Nigeria.

    Moreover, there will be research and development in sickle cell disease treatment.

    He said although Nigeria is already doing well in its treatment, adding that more can be done as sickle cell is very much a black people’s problem.

    “The condition is predominantly a problem of the black race and Nigeria occupies a sensitive position as the most populous black country in the world,” he said.

    General Manager, Marketing and Strategic Business at Apollo Hospitals, Mr Raj Kr Raina said the collaboration was key to develop the manpower in Nigeria so that they can do clinical.

    He said Apollo Hospitals will some day be able to transfer some technologies to Nigeria.

    “We have been able to do facelift and hair transplantation, among other cosmetic and beauty procedures,” he said.

    This, he said, is novel in beauty treatment.

    “Apollo Hospitals successfully completes Asia’s first en-bloc combined heart and liver transplant; joins a small set of Transplant Centres in the World to have done this.”

    He said hair transplants are safe and may be recommended.

    “There cannot be anything more worrying than seeing you everyday in the mirror minus few hairs. Hair loss is fast becoming the biggest panic creator amongst the young population thanks to the changing lifestyles. Besides, heredity is one of the most common internal causes of hair loss. However, there is a solution in the form of hair transplantation,” Raina said.

    He continued: “Knife-less therapy for timeless beauty may sometimes be necessary. This is an ul-therapy, a non-invasive cosmetic procedure, which gives natural yet noticeable results”.

  • Mother, child death: Hospital management absolves self of blame

    Mother, child death: Hospital management absolves self of blame

    The management of Rauf Aregbesola Health Centre in Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area, Alimosho, Lagos has exonerated the hospital from the incident that led to the death of Mrs Omowunmi Shonuga, who with her baby died during delivery, reports TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO

    •’She gave birth before reaching hospital’    

    •Doctor: everything was done to save her 

    •The late Mrs Shonuga
    •The late Mrs Shonuga

    The death of Mrs Omowunmi Shonuga and her baby during child birth has thrown residents of Shagari Estate at the Federal Low Cost Housing Scheme, Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos into mourning.

    The widower, Ayobanji is crying foul, alleging that his wife and baby died due to negligence of the personnel at the Rauf Aregbesola Health Centre in Alimosho.

    According to Shonuga, the gate to the centre was locked in the early hours of Monday October 26 when he rushed his expectant wife to the place.

    He said: “We got to the hospital around 5am to meet the hospitals locked. I horned, nobody came out. After a while, a woman came out and said there was no doctor on duty to attend to me and that I should take her to the Igando General Hospital. I said it was impossible for a doctor not to be on duty in a hospital as big as this. She ignored my other inquiries. As I got back to my car, I saw that my wife had delivered the baby and  she was bleeding. It was when I started shouting, ‘Blood! Blood! Baby’ that two nurses rushed out from the hospital.”

    Shonuga alleged that the nurses blamed him for not shouting loud enough to have attracted their attention to get the keys to open the gate.

    “After they opened the gate, I drove in. One of the attendants picked the baby, but the nurses refused to touch my wife. I asked for a stretcher to take her in, they said they didn’t have. I asked for an ambulance to take her away from there, they said they were not with the keys. I had to carry her upstairs with no help from them because they didn’t want to touch her. They said there was no doctor to attend to her,” he alleged.

    Mrs Shonuga later died at the Igando General Hospital, Igando, where she was referred to.

    •Mrs Quadri
    •Mrs Quadri

    Explaining their side of the tragic incident, the Apex Nurse of Rauf Aregbesola Health Centre, Mrs Ayoka Quadri, denied that the Shonugas were not promptly attended to.

    According to her, the Shonugas came in with dead baby and the nurses and doctor on duty did all they could to save the mother’s life.

    Mrs Quadri said: “The late Mrs Shonuga was one of our clients. When she was brought in on Monday October 25 morning around 7:30am, the nurses on duty attended to them immediately and they rushed the woman inside. They saw the woman in the pool of blood with a dead baby that has not been separated from the mother. They separated the dead baby and rushed the woman into the Labour Room to resuscitate her. They gave her anti-heamorrhagic drugs that are supposed to be used for people in labour and other necessary treatment required to stop the blood.

    “Thereafter, we apply anti-shock garment before referring her to the Igando General Hospital. We also mandated one of our nurses to accompany them for quick attention.”

    •The labour room where she was attended to
    •The labour room where she was attended to

    She said the deceased must have gone through labour for long hours before she was brought to the centre, claiming it was impossible for someone to start labouring and delivered within two hours.

    “She has been mismanaged somewhere else. We learnt that she spent the weekend in the church and from there her husband brought her to the centre. Her husband should be bold enough to say the truth. There are stages of labour. So, it is not possible to deliver within two hours. That means she has been taken to somewhere where they couldn’t manage her condition anymore before she was rushed down here. So, she probably might have started labouring since Saturday before they broughther here on Monday morning when they could not handle the case anymore.”

    The nurse who accompanied them to Igando General Hospital, Mrs Maryam Daramola, said the late Mrs Shonuga told her husband inside the car not to worry that she is not going to die.

    She said: “I was with her inside the car. The woman was talking to her husband, saying ‘Oko mi AY, o ni fi oju sukun mi (meaning: my husband Ayo, you ‘re not going to cry over me.’)  She was praying and I told the husband to drive safely, be calm, that his wife was getting better. When we got to the hospital, I ran out of the car to quickly meet the doctor. There was no bed space, so the doctor had to treat her in his office since it’s an emergency. They did blood transfusion and stabilised her.

    “Afterwards, the doctor asked her husband to explain what actually happened to her and why she was taken to church instead of hospital. He couldn’t give a convincing response.”

    On the delay before the deceased was transferred to the general hospital, Mrs Daramola denied delaying the woman at health centre.

    •The anti-shock garment used for her
    •The anti-shock garment used for her

    “The doctor who attended to her was the same person that assisted in carrying her downstairs after which he returned up stairs to write the referral. That was the time Mr Shonuga was shouting that they are wasting their time,” she said.

    Dr Olakunle Olaleye said he had to call other personnel to help carry the woman down stairs after noticing her husband’s non-challant attitude.

    “The lackadaisical attitude of the husband baffled me. I had to get the support of someone else and told the man (Shonuga) to drop his phone because of the emergency situation. I went down to get the stretcher that we used to carry her down stair with the help of the husband,” he said.

    Olaleye blamed Mrs Shonuga’s death on negligence.

    He said: “I think it was a case of negligence by her husband;  the patient has been mismanaged grossly where she was taken to because she was in a church garment and a white cap. Everything was done in the capacity of the doctor and the nurses on duty to handle the situation. But unfortunately, she died when she got to the general hospital  one hour after admission. The injury was overwhelming before she was brought into the hospital,” he said.

    He urged people to stop patronising faith-based homes for delivery and traditional birth attendants, but to take advantage of medical centres provided by government.

     

  • Hospital gets N30m equipment

    The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has taken delivery of hospital equipment worth millions of Naira donated to it by Olajumoke- Akinjide Foundation (OAF). The donation aimed at enhancing its health care delivery services to the people.

    The medical equipment and supplies that were donated included wheel chairs, electric beds, walking aids, paediatric examination tables, dental examination chairs, operating tables, trolleys, blood donors chair, resuscitation beds, consumables and thermometers, among others.

    While receiving the equipment from the chairperson of OAF, Mrs Modupe Akindeko, the Chief Medical Director of UCH, Prof. Temitope Alonge, said that was the second batch of donation from OAF, adding that it would go a long way in addressing the shortage of medical equipment in the hospital.

    “The doctors’ strike that lasted four months in this hospital paralysed our financial activities and we can’t even buy some equipment needed. But with this gesture by the foundation, tremendous health care delivery will be provided for the people.

    “For instance, we were just thinking of raising money to buy the operating table which costs N5 million but OAF has just donated four to us.

    “OAF is meeting the needs of the hospital by divine connection. Many politicians donate to where they can benefit during their political aspirations but this foundation and its founder, Oloye Jumoke-Akinjide is committed to humanity,” he said.

    In her remark, Mrs Akindeko said OAF, which was established in August 2005, is poised towards giving back to the society and meeting people’s needs.

    According to her, the foundation has positively impacted on lives in the state in areas of health, agriculture, capacity building, provision of potable water, relief materials to flood victims and construction of classroom blocks.

    Akindeko said the foundation was assisting government in the areas of health and education, adding that such gestures will make the country a better place to live in.

     

  • Hospital gets new incubator

    Hospital gets new incubator

    It was a day of joy for members of Rotary Club of Omole-Golden District 9110, Nigeria when the District Governor of Lagos and Ogun, Otunba Bolaji Onabadejo and his wife, Lady Sarah visited them.

    At the entrance of Excellence Hotel in Ogba, Lagos was big flex both in and outside the hall to welcome the District Governor on his official visit to the club.

    The Club President, Rotarian Idowu Afelogun said the gathering, aside the official visit of the District Governor, would also feature induction of new members, presentation of N50,000 to some recipients, presentation of equipment to the trainees and donation of incubator to Ifako-Ijaye General Hospital.

    In his speech, Otunba Badejo thanked members of the club for their care for him, even as he congratulated them on being punctual anytime he visits the club.

    He described the club as the overall best of the clubs, noting that he’s coming was to ensure that their set goals of establishing new club members and inviting more members which is the major role to receive more trophies are achieved.

    He told the club to reach out to students by given them scholarships.

    The ex-President of the club, Mr Abiodun Oshinibosi said the new members are Chief Executive Officer of Golden Insurance Scheme; Mr Olutayo Gbolahan; sponsored by Mrs Titi Sunmonu; a business woman, Helen Mike-Sakpere, sponsored by the Club’s president, Idowu Afelogun; Assistant Editor, The Nation Newspaper, Mr Adeyinka Aderibigbe, sponsored by Rotarian Ganiu Lawal; a business woman and an actress, Miss Oluwabunmi Oladele; Gospel Singer, Mrs Dunni Olanrewaju (aka Opelope anointing) was also sponsored by the past President Mr Kayode Owolabi.

    The District Governor welcomed the new members to the club, recalling that Rotary Club was established in 1905. Then, he said, membership comprised all men, but now women are becoming members.

    He invited his wife Lady Sarah, to join him in decorating the new members with the tag labels of the rotary names and also present a file tagged Rotary Club kit to the inducted members.

    Other highlights of the event were presentation of N50,000 to four recipients; another set of people who were trained in hairdressing by the rotary club through Mr Olajide Inumidun (aka ZIG) were presented with hairdressing equipment to enable them to start their own businesses.

    Dr Bakare Omowunmi, in her speech on polio vaccine said government had sent them on errand to children to make them good, healthy and brilliant. She presented a gift to Lady Sarah on behalf of the polio team.

    A little girl, Pamilerin Akamo was also decorated as an intending member of Rotary Club for polio eradication.

    Despite the downpour, the members, ex-president and the District Governor moved to Ifako-Ijaye General Hospital to donate an incubator to the X-ray department.

    Dr Adebayo Bamisebi, who represented the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, received members of the club.

    The President, Omole-Golden rotary club, Mr Idowu Afelogun said: “Our responsibility is to ensure that the hospital becomes the best among other hospitals in the area. We promise that by next year, another incubator will be donated to the hospital so that more lives would be saved. The incubator was the fifth the club had donated to the hospital.

    “Omole-Golden Club as the best in the world currently. The primary area of focus of the club is maternal and child health care. That is why we donated the incubator to the hospital.”

    Receiving the incubator on behalf of the Chief Medical Director, Dr Bamisebi thanked the club for the gesture, assuring them that the equipment will be well maintained for the use of the children.

     

  • Ekiti teaching hospital staff trained abroad on patient management

    Ekiti teaching hospital staff trained abroad on patient management

    Thirty-four members of staff of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) have undergone a five-day training to equip them for better service delivery.

    The training, which was organised by JFC Training College, London, United Kingdom, was aimed at making the workers imbibe new techniques in handling patients and conforming with the basic international health and safety regulations.

    In most of the health institutions in Nigeria, nurses, physiotherapists and doctors move patients in bed, wards and around the hospital manually, which poses problems to the staff and the patients.

    Moving and handling patients requires techniques which would also reduce the rate at which doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and other caregivers complain of backache while health workers should also be protected against infections.

    A team of resource persons who are experts in the fields of health and social care, first aid health and safety among others took the EKSUTH workers through practical and theoretical aspects of handling patients in line with modern practices.

    At the certificates presentation to the participants, Programme Facilitator, Prince Bisi Oyedele, described the performance of  workers during the training as “fantastic.”

    He said having undergone the training, EKSUTH workers are now competent to practise what they have learnt and urged the hospital management to provide them with equipment.

    The class governor of the participants, Dr. Taye Ige, thanked the management for organising the training, describing EKSUTH Chief Medical Director, Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe, as a “man of vision who stands by his words and a man who wants results.”

    Ige also extolled the virtues of the facilitator whom he described as “a good teacher and a man dedicated to knowledge.”

    Some staff said the training has empowered them and opened their eyes to the best new practices in handling patients.

    Dr. Emmanuel Toyin Adeleye of the Department of Internal Medicine said the training was all-encompassing and timely, noting that it has enriched their knowledge to add value to healthcare delivery.

    He continued: “The training was all-encompassing; it’s like meeting the needs of the time, getting the participants abreast of what’s needed on patient management.

    “This type of training is bringing us on the front page like other centres of excellence on patient management. It is beneficial to the community, to the hospital and to the workers.”

    Mrs. Abimbola Aladete of the Department of Paediatrics said training was very interesting.

    She said it was packed with various teachings on health and support, legal implications on injuries that can be sustained by patients, moving and handling of patients by means of instruments not common in the country.

    Mrs. Aladete said: “We have been here between Monday and Friday mornings and evenings. They are things we have known before but taking new shape makes us to see the programme as not tiring.

    “We learnt new techniques about first aid, essential treatment that can be given to people, even neighbours when faced with emergencies. We are privileged to be part of this programme.”

    Programme Facilitator, Prince Oyedele, in a chat with The Nation said the skills and knowledge gained at the training would positively rub off on EKSUTH as participants are expected to share knowledge with co-workers.

    Oyedele said further: “It is not just about moving and handling patients around, we have international best practices on health and safety, first and both theory and practical aspects.

    “This week has been so fantastic; you can see that they really need this in terms of their cooperation and patience in this class.

    “We have doctors, consultants, pharmacists, physiotherapists, laboratory technicians and virtually every department has been touched including security of environment of themselves and that of patients.”

    EKSUTH CMD, Dr. Ogundipe, said training and retraining of staff occupy a front burner in his development agenda for the health institution even though little resources are available in the state at present.

    He said: “We appreciate the fact that we don’t have so much resources in Ekiti State but we admit that in terms of healthcare delivery, Ekiti State is better than many of these states that have resources.

    “That is why we have put up this training, in some places, they have equipment but no manpower while in others they have manpower but no equipment.

    “We are discussing with the governor and he is excited to make this hospital comply with the latest trends. We have also made calls to philanthropists home and abroad.

    “Our aim is to ensure that all the staff are trained towards handling patients and those trained now will also help train others.

    “We are able to ask for  more people to be trained to so that the rest can benefit.”