Health
National Hospital, CMF partner to boost Nigeria’s healthcare
The National Hospital, Abuja, and the Concerned Medics Foundation (CMF), a not-for-profit organisation, inaugurated a partnership on Tuesday to leverage diaspora expertise and enhance Nigeria’s healthcare delivery.
The partnership, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja, will improve healthcare quality and accessibility by supporting medical professionals and patients through collaborative programmes, skills transfer, and diaspora doctors.
Dr Sadiya Gumi, CMF Chairperson and a Pediatric Consultant in the UK, described the initiative as a volunteer service where Nigerian doctors in the diaspora would provide free services.
“Assuming I can register 24 pediatricians, each of us could commit to a month-long visit. For instance, one person could come in January, another in February, and so on.
“This approach ensures a sustained presence, as a one-time outreach programme is insufficient. To drive meaningful change, we need a continuous flow of professionals providing regular support.
“Although the partnership with the National Hospital Abuja (NHA) is still in its pilot phase, approximately 24 Nigerian doctors with various specialties from the UK, USA, and Canada have already registered, with some non-Nigerian doctors also expressing interest.”
Explaining the process, Gumi said, “It’s similar to visiting family back home. You register with us and indicate your availability, saying, for instance, ‘I have two weeks free, and I can come to National Hospital.
“As a surgeon, you could then perform surgeries during your visit.”
Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, commended the initiative, stating it would impact Nigerians’ lives and help reverse brain drain in the health sector.
Abbas, represented by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, pledged legislative support and encouraged stakeholders to back the initiative.
Ms Daju Kachollom, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, noted that the initiative aligned with the Health Workforce Migration Policy 2024, which aimed to strengthen and retain Nigeria’s health workforce.
Prof. Mahmud Raji, Chief Medical Director of National Hospital, expressed hope that the partnership would encourage more doctors and healthcare professionals to participate, ultimately increasing access to quality healthcare and achieving universal health coverage target.
Health
My Herbal Medicines Are Well Accepted Across The Globe, Prof Amodu Reveals
By David Maxwell
One of Nigeria’s leading voices in the support and propagation of herbal medicine, Professor Benjamin Amodu has revealed that his herbal medicines are widely accepted across the globe.
He made this revelation while speaking to our reporter at his laboratory in Abuja.
Amodu, known for his herbal cure for serveral communicable and non-communicable diseases like malaria, asthma, diabetes, enlarged heart, various cancers, chronic kidney disease even into the end stage, has boldly revealed that his herbal products enjoy a huge acceptance across the globe.
“Our medications are well accepted, both at home here in Nigeria and abroad too.
“This is because we’ve been sending our medicines not only to countries within the African continent, but also countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, America and even Oceania.
“We usually send our herbal medicines to Ghana, Cameroon, Egypt, South Africa and many other African countries, and even to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Kingdom, USA, France, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Canada and virtually everywhere around the world without any issues.
“We have been sending them to these places via DHL and we haven’t had any issues whatsoever.”
Amodu also spoke of the wide acceptance his his herbal medicines have been enjoying at home here in Nigeria.
He said, “even though we may not have had the support anymore expects from the government, but the Nigerian people are not waiting for the government to tell them to either accept our medications or not.
“Since many patients we have treated with our products and get cured of the ailments keep talking about and announcing for others to know, we haven’t had a short supply of patients who either come to us themselves or through family members and other caregivers.
“So if the USA, UK, Canada and all these other countries can accept our treatment, plus those at home here in Nigeria, then I can confidently say that my products are well recognized and accepted across the world.”
Having spent about four decades researching into Traditional, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, TCAM, with scores of papers published in reputable health journals and peer reviewed, Amodu, a professor of phytomedicine from the Triune Biblical University, USA, is no doubt a leading advocate for alternative medicine.
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