Health
Northern youths celebrate Alliance Hospital CMD, gives him award
Youths from the 19 northern states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday, celebrated the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Alliance Hospital, Dr Christopher Otabor for reversing medical tourism in the country.
The youths expressed their joy, saying that the patriotic zeal injected into the medical profession by Dr Otabor has helped to reverse medical tourism, thus generating income for the country.
The youths who operated under the aegis of the Northern Youths Association of Nigeria expressed their appreciation and presented to the Chief consultant orthopedic surgeon, the highest leadership award.
The youth presented to the CMD “Sir Ahmadu Bello Platinum Leadership and Northern Heroes Award.
Speaking through its president, Comrade Adams Bogoro, the group explained that
having followed the activities of the medical practitioner for long, it found him worthy to bell one of the recipients of the prestigious awards.
Bogoro described Otabor as an “Icon of nation-building, explaining that the award was in recognition of his immense contributions and philanthropy.
He said that the CMD had performed well in the areas of human transformation and educational transformation for the benefit of humanity and the country at large.
Bogoro said that the Northern Youth Association of Nigeria found it compelling to identify with Otabor for positive contributions to humanity and Nigerian society, to spur him to do more.
He insisted that Alliance Hospital had done very well to change the narrative in medical tourism, adding that the Northern youths were in the hospital to identify with the hospital.
“We are here to identify with you on what you have been doing. You have contributed positively to the Nigerian society, so we are here to encourage you to do more.
“We have been following your antecedents for quite some time, this hospital has done well in the area of impacting health, It is based on this that this group deemed it fit to consider you as one of the recipients of our awards.
“The award is to spur you, the award is to encourage you, the award is to motivate you to do more.
“The award is also to catalyze for you to continue to give your best to the service of the nation as you have always been doing.
“We are one people with a common destiny as exemplified by the founding fathers of Nigeria, most especially those from the northern extraction such as Sir Ahmadu Bello, Abubarkar Tafarwa Balewa, Joseph Tarka, Mallam Aminu Kano, Sunday Awoniyi and others, may their souls rest in peace.
“As part of the convention of the group, we try as much as possible to identify with people like you who have demonstrated patriotism to the country,” Bogoro said.
In his response, Otabor who was overwhelmed with joy thanked the group for finding him worthy of the award.
He commended the youth for organizing, and not joining the bandwagon in the society.
“This is quite commendable. When you have many youths constituting themselves as a problem to the country by getting involved in terrorism, banditry, and armed robbery, here you are organizing yourselves for a good course, yours is commendable.
“On behalf of the management of Alliance Hospital and the highly respected top management staff, I wish to formally accept this award, the Saudana Award. Thank you very much for considering me fit for this prestigious award.
I want to assure you that this would encourage us to do even more of what you have already seen in me,” he said.
“I warmly welcome you to Alliance Hospital, Abuja. A one-stop shop for multi-specialty care.
Alliance Hospital was established in 2011, with a clear mandate of stopping medical tourism, because medical tourism has been a big shame to this country.
” With a population of over 200 million people, our nationals are going out of the country for medical care- to India, Egypt, USA and other countries.
“A lot of people talk about the problem and not many people talk about the solution, so I decided that we would be part of the solution rather than just talking about the problem.
Health
Nigerian cardiac society develops framework for nationwide CPR training
The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has created a framework to train all Nigerians in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
The President, Prof. Augustine Odili, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of its “Bring Back to Life” programme.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CPR is an emergency procedure that combines chest compressions with artificial ventilation or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
This preserves brain function until further measures can restore blood circulation and breathing in individuals experiencing cardiac arrest.
According to odili, the NCS has been working on this framework for the past year, bringing together experts with extensive experience in resuscitation.
“The curriculum includes certification, retraining timelines, and trainer development.”
Odili emphasised the importance of everyone, regardless of age, knowing how to perform CPR.
“Last year, the society launched “Know Your Numbers” to raise awareness about blood pressure and its link to sudden cardiac arrests.
“Nigeria has also developed its own Public Access Defibrillator for CPR, which should be accessible in all public spaces,”he said.
In her keynote address, Prof. Adeola Animashaun, Consultant paediatric cardiologist, Lagos State University College of Medicine, highlighted the alarming rise of sudden deaths in Nigeria, stressing the need for action.
She attributed most sudden deaths to cardiovascular risk factors, advocating for regular blood pressure checks and a healthy diet.
The National Orientation Agency’s Director-General, Mr Lanre Issa-Oniru, emphasised the importance of making medical knowledge accessible beyond medical professionals.
He suggested taking the message to communities, mosques, and churches to effect change.
NAN also reports that the NCS aims to shift the narrative from “slump and die” to “slump and live” through determination, regular CPR training, and hard work.
NAN
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