The Minister for Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has urged Nigerians to seek local medical solutions to their heart problems instead of wasting large sums of money travelling abroad for treatment.
Chukwu made the call on Friday while inaugurating the Cardiovascular Centre at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
According to the minister, the UCH has the facilities and qualified doctors to treat heart disease, urging those affected to take advantage of the services being offered by the hospital.
The disease, according to him, accounts for the death of many Nigerians on a daily basis.
Chukwu commended UCH for being the first government tertiary health institution to inaugurate the centre in the country.
He expressed the need to set up foundations for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. According to him, this will assist those who cannot afford high cost of heart surgeries.
He praised private initiatives such as the Kanu Heart Foundation as well as pet projects of wives of some state governors dedicated to assisting heart patients.
He said, “The difference actually is that instead of those funds being channelled out of the country, they will be channelled to UCH where the service will be provided.”
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If one may ask, where does the (H)on. Minister get his on health care? Yeye, do-as-I-say.... people. Who do they think they are fooling?
ReplyDeleteTell it to the Birds. Is it because they are always having heart related problem that they are now inaugurating the cardiovascular center in UCH? What about other health care facilities?
ReplyDeleteCan a minimum wage earner afford it? The truth- It is not a matter of bringing the funds home, you pple want care at reduced cost so that you will have much in your account.
Check his medical records, I won't be surprised if ne travels every summer for check up in the U.S or U.K
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