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  • Experts demand urgent action on Nigeria’s health system

    Experts demand urgent action on Nigeria’s health system

    …highlight AI’s potential in fertility care

    Medical experts have urged the government to urgently address the country’s worsening healthcare system, even as they highlighted the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in fertility and reproductive medicine.

    They made the call at the 2nd annual Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Memorial Lecture held on Wednesday at the Ayinke House, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

    Guest lecturer and consultant obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Lateef Akinola, condemned years of mismanagement of national resources, describing it as unacceptable that Nigeria still struggles to provide quality healthcare despite its financial capacity.

    He said the welfare of medical practitioners has long been neglected, reflected in the ongoing resident doctors’ strike now in its second week. 

    According to him, many teaching and tertiary hospitals have become inactive, with only a few staff and consultants working to sustain services.

    Dr. Akinola decried the effect on patients, noting that Ayinke House—once a vibrant centre—now sees fewer patients. 

    He warned that many Nigerians cannot afford private healthcare, putting them at risk of deteriorating health outcomes.

    He urged the government to prioritise investments across all tiers of healthcare, especially the development and retention of medical personnel. Improved remuneration, housing, and working conditions, he said, would help curb the mass exodus of professionals.

    Akinola noted that Nigeria allocates about five per cent of its GDP to health, far below the 15 per cent recommendation. Closing this gap, he stressed, is crucial for building a healthier and more productive nation.

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    Although the lecture centred on AI in fertility treatment, he explained that AI’s influence extends well beyond medicine into areas such as e-commerce, social media, and education. 

    He described AI as a global force driving greater precision, automation, and efficiency in healthcare delivery.

    Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ayinke House, Dr. (Mrs.) T.O. Otun, used the event to honour Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, the philanthropist who donated the original Ayinke House building to the former General Hospital, Ikeja.

    She recounted how the hospital once operated with limited space just two theatres and a small chalet for maternal care despite its status as a major referral centre. 

    The donation, she said, provided a world-class facility at a critical time.

    She noted that after extensive renovations between 2010 and 2019, Ayinke House expanded from 70 beds to 170 and now boasts ICUs, human support units, upgraded laboratories, ultrasound units, and a large pool of consultants.

    A representative of the Bank-Anthony family, Funmi Bank-Anthony, described the lecture as insightful and reaffirmed the family’s commitment to preserving Sir Mobolaji’s legacy. 

    She added that the estate plans to play a greater role in improving Ayinke House, given the philanthropist’s deep passion for maternal health.

    Speaking on behalf of LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, Professor Adekoya said the lecture was organised not only to honour Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony but also to encourage others to make meaningful contributions to the health sector.

    He emphasised that celebrating such legacies should inspire more individuals and organisations to support healthcare development nationwide.

  • LASUTH gets attendants’ quarters

    LASUTH gets attendants’ quarters

    The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has  launched the Patient Attendants’ Quarters to  enhance patient experience and healthcare accessibility.

    The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said the facility is designed to provide a comfortable resting space for relatives of patients on admission, ensuring they remain close to their loved ones while receiving medical care.

    He said: “LASUTH is the first and only public hospital in Nigeria to establish such a facility, while the concept had been in development for a long time, an earlier attempt to implement it through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model did not materialise. However, the Rotary Club of Ikeja GRA later proposed and donated the building, making the initiative a reality.”

    Fabamwo added that although the Rotary Club had previously commissioned the building, additional time was required to finalise operational arrangements.

    He said  the facility quietly commenced operations about ten days before the official launch and had   recorded impressive patronage.

    He noted that the initiative was driven by LASUTH’s commitment to patient-centered care, ensuring that patient attendants no longer need to endure uncomfortable conditions such as sleeping in cars or being exposed to mosquitoes.

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    The Facility Manager, Ogochukwu Caroline Chukwurah, emphasised that the quarters is a 26-bed facility with two separate wings for male and female occupants, in which 13 are assigned for each gender.

    “The environment is designed to be clean and conducive, ensuring that patient attendants have a suitable space to rest, refresh, and stay close to their loved ones without unnecessary strain,” she added.

    She thanked Fabamwo, his team, and all stakeholders who contributed to making the project a reality. She described the quarters as a testament to LASUTH’s commitment to holistic patient care and improved hospital infrastructure, setting the pace for others to follow.

    Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Health, Dr. Oluwatoni Adeyemi, who hailed  LASUTH’s rapid transformation, described the facility as an example of its forward-thinking approach to inclusive healthcare, ensuring that patient relatives receive adequate support.

    Representing the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, the Director of Medical Administration, Training and Programmes at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Mazeedat Erinosho, congratulated the management of the hospital on the achievement and many more.

  • Govt should bear the cost of managing chronic diseases – Expert

    GOVERNMENT has been tasked to bear the cost of managing chronic diseases through a robust health insurance policy.

    Speaking at the World Scleroderma Day organised by Me and Sclero Foundation in collaboration with the Rheumatology Unit, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), which was held yesterday at LASUTH, a consultant rheumatologist, LASUTH, Professor Femi Adelowo, pointed out that government needs to bear the cost of managing diseases such as Scleroderma just as it is applicable in developed countries through robust health insurance policy.

    Speaking about management of Scleroderma, another consultant rheumatologist, LASUTH, Dr. Babtunde Olaosebikan, pointed out that Scleroderma is not curable just as other chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes, asthma, but can be managed and treated if patients present it early.

    Olaosebikan also urged patients to present themselves early to their rheumatologist as well as belong to patient support groups available in their state or country.

    “They must also comply with medications and regular follow up visits,” he warned.

    On her part, the convener of the programme and Executive Director, Me and Sclero Foundation, Sarah Jato, narrated how she was diagnosed of the disease in 2006 and how she has been managing it ever since.”Planning a day was nonexistent. I could go to bed as bright as day and wake up darker than the darkest hour, feeling grotty, completely down and out. I lacked self confidence; I couldn’t even further my education because I was always in and out of hospital. I lost it all, my hair thinned out and faded. I was a long way from feeling insecure

  • School: we did our best to save pupil who committed suicide

    A secondary school in Baruwa, Ipaja, a Lagos suburb, has explained the circumstances under which its of a 15-year-old pupil, Favour Ekemedili, died last Thursday.

    Ekemedili was said to have consumed juice laced with sniper shortly after the first period at Sedar College, Baruwa Ipaja.

    The homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) has begun investigation into case.

    The Nation gathered that the teenager might have committed suicide over alleged maltreatment and physical assault which she complained about to some of her classmates.

    She allegedly came to school with a swollen face on a particular day.

    Proprietress, Mrs. Odeka Adedayo, told our correspondent that the school did its best to save Ekemedili, saying she was stabilising before her mother took her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.

    She explained that Ekemedili was a day student, adding she came to school that day with her juice like any other day.

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    According to her, a teacher, who was to enter Ekemedili’s class after the first period saw her drinking the supposed juice and clinging to her stomach.

    Mrs. Adedayo said: “After the first period and the teacher left her class, Ekemedili came in with a pack of juice and sat close to the window. A girl that was passing went to her and asked to have some water but she told the girl that it wasn’t water and that one left her. She kept drinking it and was holding her stomach.

    “The teacher who was about entering the class saw her and asked “what is wrong with you Paloma?” She said nothing and smiled. Immediately, she threw what she was drinking from the window and tried to go to her seat.

    “She collapsed on her way to her seat and her classmates carried her to the sickbay. When they got to the sickbay, some of them went back to pick what she was drinking and gave it to the teacher. The teacher smelt it and screamed that it smelled like sniper.”

    The proprietress added that Ekemedili was taken to the hospital the school uses, and on their way, the registrar called the doctor to intimate him of the situation.

    “They were already ready with their suctioning machine and oxygen. She was placed on oxygen the moment they got there and they started sucking out the substance. For over an hour, they were bringing it out of her. She was stabilised and moved to the ward from emergency.

    “When her mother came, the school nurse left her in her mother’s care and returned to school.  So, around 3pm, the doctor called the registrar to say her mother was insisting on taking her to LASUTH. While she was at the hospital, she was not talking but was conscious. She was asked if she knew certain persons and she nodded her head affirmatively.

    “I was told she requested for food after a while. She did not say why she drank the sniper. She was not talking when she was picked from the school to the sickbay.  She was a day student. I believe her classmates will be able to say something if asked,” she added.

    Asked what happened to the pupil thereafter, Mrs. Adedayo said the mother was allowed to take her to LASUTH, adding that she later told her a stretcher fell on the girl while she was bring moved to the ward.

    She said the school, as a law abiding institution, had to report ehat transpired in its premises to the police that evening, maintaining that the management took necessary steps to rescue her.

    “We did not know what happened further. When she was left with her mother, she was already stabilizing. What the mother told us was that at LASUTH, when she was being taken in, the stretcher fell on her. We were not there and can only account for when we dropped her at the clinic the school uses during emergency.

    “We are not accusing her of anything. We only want to clear the air on this issue so that the school is not painted in bad light. Sedar College is a responsible school and we are happy the police are already investigating,” she said.

     

  • Pupil dies after drinking insecticide-laced juice

    Homicide detectives at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba, Lagos Mainland, are investigating the death of a Senior School One (SS1) pupil. The pupil was said to have committed suicide by drinking juice containing sniper insecticide.

    Favour Ekemedili, a pupil of Sedar College Baruwa in Ipaja, a Lagos suburb, died on May 30, at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.

    She was said to have complained of severe abdominal pain shortly after drinking the substance concealed inside a Fanjuice bottle.

    In a statement on Sunday  police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) said the school authorities, reported at the station at about 5:50pm that the pupil had complained of “severe stomach ache” and was rushed to the sickbay.

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    The school, Elkana said,  told the police that the sickbay moved her to the General Hospital from where she was referred to LASUTH.

    The school, he added, stated that the pupil’s parents were contacted .

    “Her friends who witnessed the incident stated that, the stomach ache started when the girl took Fanjuice. That on a close check on the bottle of the juice, it was discovered that the bottle contained sniper chemicals not juice.

    “The chemical substance has been taken for laboratory testing. Homicide detectives from SCIID are investigating the case,” said Elkana.

  •  Our agony, by survivors of Lagos building collapse

    Some survivors of the Lagos building collapse yesterday spoke of their harrowing experience.

    Bereaved families also recounted the death of their loved ones.

    The survivors, who are in four hospitals, said they escaped death by whiskers.

    They said they were busy with their chores when the building came down.

    Many families flocked Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Massey Street Children Hospital, Lagos University Teaching Hospital and Gbagada General Hospital in search of their loved ones.

    Mr Abideen Olawusi, a businessman and father of one of the victims, lamented the loss of his about-three-year-old girl, Qawiat.

    According to him, his wife is traumatised by the tragedy.

    “I am here to look after Qawiat’s injured sister, Rokibat. Rokibat is seven years old. Their mother could not come to the hospital because the death of Qawiat is taking its toll on her. She is traumatised and not feeling well. I left her in care of my relatives and friends to come and stay with Rokibat, who is injured,” Olawusi said.

    According to him, Qawiat must have died of shock. “When they brought out her remains, there were no signs of injury on her body. She must have died of shock. I carried her, checked all her body, I couldn’t find any part of her body injured. We buried her this (yesterday) morning. It is a sad experience for parents to bury their child after years of suffering from her birth to that age.”

    The three-year-old son of Mr Saheed Owolabi, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Ayomide, survived the incident.

    Owolabi said despite his child’s cry that he did not want to go to that school anymore, he forcefully took him to the school that fateful day.

    He said: “What would I have told the world if he had died? That I forced my son to attend school the day the incident took place despite his refusal to go. My son insisted that day that he was not going to school. He said his teacher, Esther Ifeanyi, who was the owner of the school, used to beat him. Ayomide’s mother usually takes him to school, but when he was crying, I told his mother to leave. I carried him, promised to buy him biscuits. At the school, I spoke with his teacher and she promised not to beat him again. On my way downstairs, I looked back, my son was moody. He has not been that way before, so I promised to come and pick him from school.

    “I went to work. It was around 10am that my wife called me that my son’s school building had collapsed. I was shocked. I ran to the school. When he was brought out, he sustained injuries on his head, eyes and cheeks.  It was later that I learnt the school building had been marked for demolition. My son had been in the school since last year.”

    Ronke Pedro told The Nation that she lost her brother.

    “Our 97-year-old grandmother was also affected, but she is receiving treatment at the General Hospital. My brother, Kazeem, who is 37, died. They brought out his bodies around 3pm ,” she said.

    She blamed the government for not demolishing the building after it was marked twice for demolition.

    “Government should ensure those buildings that failed integrity tests are demolished. We lost a lot of lives here; many of them are our children.  There are many other buildings on Lagos Island that have been marked for demolition but they are being repainted. We need to put a stop to this insensitive attitude that is killing us,” Pedro said.

    Another survivor, Khalid Amoo, received a cap from Lagos State Governor-elect Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday when he visited the survivors with the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, at the hospital.

    Sanwo-Olu, Amoo’s aunt said, removed his cap and put it on the boy’s head.

    She said he prayed for him that he would grow up to be a governor.

    Lagos State Commissioner for Health Dr. Jide Idris told The Nation last night that the death toll had increased from 18 to 20.

    “The last person that was brought out of the rubble around 3am was dead,” he said.

    Idris said 42 survivors were being treated in six hospitals.

    “We have some at Onikan, Massey Street Children Hospital four were referred to Gbagada General Hospital, eight were taken to LASUTH and one in LUTH. They are all responding well to treatment,” he said.

    A building opposite the collapsed building was demolished yesterday.

    Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area Chairman Mr Kamal Salau-Bashua, who supervised the demolition, said the building failed the integrity test.

    He urged residents to give information on buildings with defects.

    National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director (Search and Rescue) Air Commodore Akugbe Iyamu was at the scene yesterday.

    He visited the General Hospital to commiserate with the victims, their families and the State Government.

    He assured the relations of the victims that the Federal Government was working with state officials on how to assist  them.

     

     

  • 100 resident doctors in LASUTH to donate blood

    The Association of Residents Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says its members will donate 100 pints of blood as contribution to the development of the community and patients care.

    The association’s President, Dr Ajibola Salami, made this known during a blood donation exercise by the doctors in LASUTH, held on Friday in Lagos.

    The exercise was part of activities lined up for the association’s 2018 Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting with the theme: “A Healthier Nigeria: Roads and Road Blocks.’’

    Salami said: “The blood donation is very important, because as doctors in LASUTH, we know a lot of people are dying due to absence of blood and blood products.

    “Sometimes, it is difficult to find some blood groups that you have to go all the way to farther hospitals, including private ones, yet we still do not get blood products.

    “So, doctors will donate blood; we are going to donate one pint of blood per doctor, that is, we will be donating 100 pints as we expect 100 doctors to donate.

    “This is our contribution to availability of blood and its products within the hospital.’’

    The association president said he had been a blood donor for more than seven years and donated once every year.

    He urged members of the public to also donate blood voluntarily and contribute their quota to the development of the community and patient care in the state.

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    “We need people to be aware that they can donate blood freely and contribute to society generally, blood is not enough in our hospitals.

    “When we have emergencies and surgeries, we need blood; we do not have artificial blood, but blood is collected from people and given to others in need of it“So, it is never too much,’’ Salami said.

    Also, a donor, Dr Abdusalam Moruf, who is a past president of the association, said he had been a voluntary blood donor for five years.

    According to him, it is a tradition he has sustained, having realised that the aim of donating blood includes saving lives.

    “There are a lot of benefits for someone to donate blood, both to the donor and those to receive blood, and of course, the gratification you will receive from it as a donor.

    “It is encouraged that a healthy individual should donate at least twice or three times in a year, because, most times, medically, the red cells in our bodies are changed every 90 days.

    “Donating blood also helps to nourish oneself, so that you are replacing the old blood in your body; there is a lot of medical benefits to that as well,’’ Moruf said.

    Another donor, a Senior Medical Officer 1, Surgical Unit, LASUTH, Dr Salawudeen Taofik, said people do not lose anything by donating blood.

    Taofik said donating blood did not have anything to do with age, weight, race or religion.

    “However, if you are fit, it is encouraged to donate, and it helps your blood system to regulate.

    “I started to donate blood from 400 level as a medical student till date; I have been a donor for 12 years and I donate to help patients in need of blood.

    “It is difficult to get blood; sometimes patients are financially constrained to get.

    “I urge people to donate blood. You will not lose anything; be compassionate and help to save lives,’’ the medical officer said.

    NAN reports that other activities lined up for the AGM include a scientific conference and medical outreach for public servants at the Public Service Office in Alausa, Ikeja. (NAN)

  • LASUTH partners NGOs to bring succour to cleft lip, palate patients

    The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital ( LASUTH ), Ikeja, is collaborating with Rotary International and Alliance for Smiles, a U.S. based  NGO to bring succour to patients with cleft lip and palate disorders.

    The LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Wale Oke, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Lagos.

    According to Oke, apart from surgery, there will be rehabilitation and speech therapy for the patients.

    “Alliance for Smiles and Rotary International have been in Nigeria four times and had operated in three states including Abeokuta, Lagos and Ilorin.

    “What they have done is an extension of what they have been doing in the past; what they are about doing is a total package.

    “Apart from surgery for the cleft lip and palate, they are also going to extend the service to speech therapy, because some of these children have problems with talking.

    “They are going to improve their speech and rehabilitate them so that they can go into the community and perform as well as every other person,’’ he said.

    Oke said that cleft lip and palate was a structural problem of the bones of the face which created an opening either in the lip or the palate and caused a lot of difficulties for the patients.

    He said: “Breathing can be a problem and they also have social challenges including stigma.’’

    Also, a Plastic Surgeon at LASUTH, Dr Omosebi Taiwo, said that the disorder was common.

    Taiwo, however, said that there were no statistics to show how common it was, but globally, it was about five in one million births.

    “The condition may be higher in our environment; the challenge, however, is that many of these children are hidden.

    “It causes friction in the family and babies are done away with,’’ he said.

    The surgeon said that the surgeries carried out in the hospital were covered by grants and average Nigerian does not have to pay for it.

    Taiwo called on women, who were planning for pregnancy, to start taking their medications, especially folic acid, saying that lack of folate was a predisposing factor to the disorder.

    “Awareness and information are necessary for women in general, because cleft lip can occur as early as six weeks of pregnancy,” he said.

    A member of the Alliance for Smiles Team, Dr Barbara Fisher, identified lack of resources, including personnel as a major challenge facing cleft care in Nigeria.

    Fisher said: “There are experts in LASUTH with the necessary skills; however, mobilising each of them to work together is a challenge.

    “Comprehensive multi-disciplinary care is proven to produce better outcomes for children and it needs to be before birth to the time they stop growing.

    “We will continue to work on mobilising the experts in order to provide a comprehensive care for patients.’’

    A mother, Mrs Alimi Musa, whose child had undergone surgery at the hospital, said she faced a lot of stigma from family members, friends and the public.

    Musa said that due to love she had for her baby, she could not throw her baby away, but cared for him.

    She urged women whose children have the condition to be courageous and seek help at the appropriate place.

    “There is a way to correct the disorder; I am happy I was able to get the surgery done for my baby.

    “I faced a lot of challenges including stigma from family members and the society; but with the help of the doctors, I was able to survive it all.

    “I urge other women to be strong and take care of their babies, “ Musa said.

    NAN

  • LASUTH, Apollo Hospital inaugurate kidney centre

    LASUTH, Apollo Hospital inaugurate kidney centre

    The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital ( LASUTH ), Ikeja, on Wednesday, in Lagos inaugurated a Renal (Kidney) Transplantation Centre that would carry out kidney transplants for residents.

    The Chief Medical Director ( CMD ), LASUTH, Prof. Adewale Oke, told newsmen that the programme was in collaboration with an Indian based hospital, Apollo Hospital.

    Oke said, however, that LASUTH had since 2015 started renal transplant and had conducted five transplants with its indigenous doctors carrying out the surgeries.

    “We are partnering with Apollo Hospital in order to improve on what we have.

    “Our arrangement is such that they will come, work with us, look at our patients, advise, and if necessary we will be able to send some of our consultants and resident doctors to their hospital.

    “This will enable the doctors work in the hospital’s (Apollo hospital) larger renal transplant centre and I think working with them is a bonus.

    “We also want to create an opportunity to empower our doctors by improving their skills and there are two options;

    “It is either we send our doctors there or bring the doctors here so that the skills can be transferred,’’ he said.

    The CMD said that the aim of partnering with the Indian based hospital was to reduce medical tourism in the state and the country at large.

    Oke said: “The beauty of reducing medical tourism is to ensure patients are treated here in an environment they are conversant with and among their relations.

    “I am not saying we are going to do everything here.

    “Patients that are identified to have special issues who we may not be able to tackle here, we may now ask the government or if they can afford it, take them to Apollo Hospital to have their surgeries done,’’

    He said that LASUTH would also be extending partnership with Apollo Hospital in other specialties including Cardiovascular (heart) surgeries.

    One of the visiting doctors, Dr Manoj Gumber, a Consultant Nephrologist, Apollo Hospital, said that renal transplant was the best form of renal replacement therapy.

    Gumber said: “The government should understand that it is costly to do a dialysis programme, but it is cost-effective to support a renal transplant programme.

    “No doubt, initially, the cost of the facility, exchanging ideas, and travelling may seem higher, but looking at three years down the line, the cost of transplant is definitely going to be low.

    “As far as longivity, quality of life and cost are concerned, renal transplant is the best renal replacement therapy.’’

    The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Mr Olusegun Olulade, said the collaboration between LASUTH and Apollo Hospital would bring more development and enhance quality healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

    “I appreciate both teams for this collaborative effort in order to exchange skills, knowledge and most importantly, saving lives through this programme.

    “This programme will bring hope to Nigeria, and lives of people suffering from renal challenges,’’ Olulade said.

    NAN

  • Ambode inaugurates access road to LASUTH

    Ambode inaugurates access road to LASUTH

    Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated a road connecting the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital ( LASUTH ) and Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja.

    Ambode, who also inspected work on the LASUTH Maternity Hospital popularly known as Ayinke House, ordered contractors handing the project to complete it the next six months.

    Ambode expressed delight at the timely completion of the road project, noting that the road was designed for faster access to health care services to save lives.

    The 400 metre-long road was designed with street light and drains.

    Ambode expressed satisfaction that another access road to LASUTH was constructed after more than three decades.

    “We believe strongly that the major cornerstone for the growth of the economy of Lagos actually lies in the hands of all of you here because if we do not have a healthy state, we cannot have a productive economy.

    “That is why we decided that we will pay greater attention to the health sector,” he said.

    Ambode commended the management of the institution and gave the assurance that his administration would continue to implement policies and projects to develop the health sector.

    Earlier, the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adewale Oke, commended Ambode for his commitment to the health sector.

    Oke said that the Akinwunmi Ambode administration had executed several projects in the institution.

    “This is a dream come true. For many years, we had a problem with movement of patients into the hospital.

    “Sometimes, they are in the ambulance for 15 or 20 minutes before they can get in, but this road has solved that problem.

    “It is going to save our patients; it is going to make access to the hospital very easy even for the workers.

    “It is beautiful,” he said.

    Prof. Babatunde Sholagbero, Provost of the Lagos State University College of Medicine, expressed satisfaction that the administration fulfilled its promise of completing the road project.

    Sholagbero also thanked the governor for facilitating the accreditation of dentistry in the Lagos State University.

    “This makes LASUTH the only state university in Nigeria that awards dentistry degree,” he said.

    NAN