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FMC Katsina performs first ‘total heap replacement’ on 58-yr-old patient

FMC Katsina performs first ‘total heap replacement’ on 58-yr-old patient
By Zubairu Idris
Surgery
Katsina, Oct. 23, 2018 (NAN) The healthcare in Nigeria has received a boost following a successful “total heap replacement surgery’’ on a 58 year old patient by the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina.
Dr Muhammad Salihu, an Orthopaedic Consultant and the Head of Orthopaedic Unit in the hospital, told newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina that it was the first and successful heap replacement surgery performed by the centre.

He said that the patient had “’a vascular necrosis of the femoral head affecting left heap joint’’.
“The head of the heap joint is completely eroded and that the cartilage has been damaged causing collapse of head of the heap joint.
“The patient developed significant pain and inability to perform daily activities,’’ Salihu said.
He explained that the medical team removed the joint completely and replaced it with an artificial one.
“The surgery took us two hours, we thank Allah for the successful operation,’’ he said.
Salihu assured that the centre has the capacity to handle such cases.
The consultant said that the centre is offering highly competitive and affordable cost for the surgery compared to charges made by other health institutions within and outside the country.
“The work can last for more than 25 to 30 years,’’ he said.
He revealed that the problem may be caused by trauma, patients with sickle cell anaemia, TB, joint infections, smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol, among others.
On his part, Dr Abba Muhammad, a Specialist on e-health management in the centre, said that the hospital has started transferring medical records into computer system.
He said that patient personnel information is treated with utmost confidentiality and protection. (NAN)
ZI/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

`We are not recruiting’, FMC Keffi warns public

`We are not recruiting’, FMC Keffi warns public
By Awayi Kuje
Recruitment
Keffi (Nasarawa State), Oct. 18, 2018 (NAN) Alhaji Sadiq Sule-Iko, the Chairman, Governing Board, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has advised the general public to disregard rumours that the hospital is recruiting workers.
This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Jamil Nagogo, the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the centre, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Keffi.
The statement said Sule-Iko gave the advice when he led the Medical Director of the centre, Dr Yahaya Adamu, and other management team on a courtesy visit to the Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Chindo Yamusa III, in Keffi.
It explained that the visit was informed by the strength of speculations gaining ground in and around Keffi to the effect that the management of the centre had recently recruited new employees.
According to the statement, the board chairman dismissed the rumour, assuring that the governing board will investigate and get to the root of the matter.
It said the chairman warned the general public against spreading rumours inimical to the peace and progress of the society.
“His Royal Highness, the centre is not recruiting, I want to debunk the rumours going around that the centre is recruiting,” the statement quoted Sule-Iko saying.
It stated that the board would not embark on such exercise without informing the traditional ruler and host community.
“The Board Chairman assured the Emir of the board’s readiness to consult him for fatherly advice, guidance and support at all times in order to move the centre to greater height,’’ it said.
The statement added that the chairman expressed appreciation to the Emir for his continued support and assistance to the management of the centre and called for its sustenance.
Responding, Yamusa III commended the team for the visit and prayed God to give them the wisdom and courage to pilot the affairs of the hospital creditably.
The Emir, however, confirmed to the board chairman that there was indeed tension in Keffi regarding the alleged recruitment.
The first class traditional ruler assured that as the chief custodian of his people, he would not watch tension rising in his domain without intervening and subduing it.
The emir advised the management to always follow due process in running the affairs of the centre so as to ensure sanity in the system in the interest and progress of the centre and the country at large. (NAN)
AKW/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Association urges health workers to shun unethical practices, corruption

Association urges health workers to shun unethical practices, corruption
By Awayi Kuje
Ethics
Keffi (Nasarawa State), Sept. 13, 2018 (NAN) The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has tasked its members to shun unethical practices and corruption as part of their contribution to improve service delivery.
Mr Hussaini Ahmed, the National Vice President of the association, gave the task on Thursday in Keffi, Nasarawa State, while speaking at a one-day seminar on: “The Role of Health Workers In Clients’ Satisfaction: FMC Keffi in Focus”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seminar was organised by members of the association at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi.
Ahmed enjoined them to adhere strictly to their professional ethics in the interest of the health sector.
In his paper titled: “The Importance of Membership in a Union”, he challenged the members to shame their detractors and temptations that would smear profession.
He noted that unethical practices engaged by some members had affected the lives of many Nigerians negatively, hence the need for health workers to shun unethical conducts.
“For us to satisfy patients adequately, we must shun unethical and other sharp practices capable of tarnishing our image, that of the health sector and country at large,” he urged.
The labour leader said the union would continue to promote and protect the interest of members through improved welfare and working conditions.
Ahmed assured the members of the union readiness to continue to initiate good programmes that would have direct bearing on their lives and Nigerians in general.
Mr Monday Otso, the state Chairman of the union, said the seminar was organised for members to acquaint them with modern knowledge of ensuring clients’ satisfaction in the centre.
While describing patients as “kings’’, Otso urged them and other health workers to always respect the right of patients to save human lives.
More than 1,400 members of the union are expected to be trained on patients’ satisfaction for quality healthcare delivery.
NAN recalls that the association had in July 2017 organised a one-day seminar on “Work Ethics: A Panacea for Effective Service Delivery in a Tertiary Health Institution, FMC Keffi in Focus”. (NAN)
AKW/KOLE/MST
Edited by Remi Koleoso/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

New MD FMC Keffi promises transparent, accountable administration

New MD FMC Keffi promises transparent, accountable administration
By Awayi Kuje
Service
Keffi (Nasarawa State), July 5, 2018 (NAN) Dr Yahaya Adamu, the new Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has assumed duties with a pledge to provide transparent and accountable leadership.
He also promised to deliver improved quality service in order to boost the health status of Nigerians.
Adamu said this on Thursday in Keffi during the official taking over ceremony from the centre’s acting Medical Director, Dr Luka Samuel.
He said that delivering quality service to patients and their relatives would be his topmost priority, adding “our vision is to serve the people in order to save human lives”.
The new medical director however called for support and cooperation from the staff members and host community to enable him succeed in the task ahead of him.
“I cannot succeed without you. I need your support and cooperation so that together we can move the centre forward for the development of the health sector,’’ he said.
Adamu hailed the developmental strides of the immediate past medical director of the centre, Dr Joshua Giyan, especially the introduction of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and solar power system, among others.
“I really appreciate the past MD (Giyan), he had done a lot, he established EMR, Solar power and I hope to develop on what he had done,’’ Adamu said.
He advised the workers to tolerate one another irrespective of their affiliation and to shun sentiment while discharging their duties in order to improve on the standard and health status of Nigerians.
The new medical director also assured members of the Governing board of the centre of a team work.
The Chairman of the board, Prince Sule Sami, charged the members of staff to be dedicated to their duties for effective healthcare service delivery.
He promised to give priority to staff welfare for effective healthcare delivery.
The board chairman commended the outgone acting medical director for “acting well’’ and called on him to keep the spirit for the progress and development of the centre.
While handing over earlier, Samuel assured his successor of maximum support and cooperation for the development of the centre.
“I am ready to support and cooperate with you in order to move the centre forward,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the handing over ceremony was witnessed by the board members, union leaders, workers and other stakeholders. (NAN)
AKW/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Normalcy services restored at FMC Jabi-Abuja – Associations

Normal services restored at FMC Jabi-Abuja – Associations
By Ummul Idris
Operations
Abuja, June 7, 2018 (NAN) Normal medical and healthcare services have been restored at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi-Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Dr Arikawe Adeolu, the branch President, National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
Adeolu said 100 per cent operations was back in the hospital as the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) suspended its protracted strike.
He assured patients that the hospital was back to its full operations and activities.
The NARD president called for harmonious and cordial working relationship between NARD and JOHESU members for better service delivery to Nigerians.
Adeolu however advised JOHESU to make its demands base on merit and not by bringing down any body.
“We are happy that they are back, everybody in the health sector is important; no one is looking down on the other.
“We can have a unified form of discussion and present our issues to the government to look into the areas and improve,” he said.
Adeolu called on members of NARD and JOHESU to improve on their interactions so that they could find a better way of resolving their problems.
Similarly, Mrs Talatu Haruna, the JOHESU branch leader in the hospital, also confirmed that her members have fully resumed because of the intervention of the National Industrial Court.
Haruna appealed to the Federal Government to implement the agreements they have reached to prevent further reoccurrence.
“None of the health workers is more important than the other, we are all important.
“None can do without the other, we pray that the court will do the needful so that the agreement we had with the Minister of Health will be implemented,” she said.
A NAN correspondent who visited the hospital reports that NARD and JOHESU members are seen attending to patients or conducting their normal duties. (NAN)
UMD/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

FMC Yola separates conjoined female twins

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FMC Yola separates conjoined female twins
By Muhammad Auwal
Surgery
Yola, May 18, 2018 (NAN) The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, says has successfully separated a conjoined female twins, Prof. Auwal Muhammed, the Chief Medical Director, has said.

Muhammed made the fact known at a news conference on Friday in Yola.

“We have a successful separation of conjoined female twins (Omphilopagus).
“The development was recorded following a team work from different medical units,’’ he  said.

Muhammed said that the surgery was conducted on May 14, adding that the chance of survival of the twins was “excellent’’.

He said it took four hours for the medical team to separate them and that the separation was  the second of its kind by the hospital.

He recalled that the first operation was successfully carried out in 2014.

Muhammed noted that Nigeria had  the potential and qualified medical personnel to compete with developed countries, if given necessary support.

“We must do well and reduce the number of people going abroad seeking for medical treatment,’’ Muhammed said. (NAN)
AMA/JEY/MST
Edited by Johnson Eyiangho/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

 

Health

Please resume work: FMC Keffi MD appeals to striking JOHESU members

Please resume work: FMC Keffi MD appeals to striking JOHESU members
By Awayi Kuje
Appeal
Keffi (Nasarawa State), April 19, 2018 (NAN) Dr Luka Samuel, the Acting Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has appealed to Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) members to resume work to prevent further loss of lives.
Luka made the appeal on Thursday in Keffi in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He noted that the strike initiated by JOHESU has disrupted normal medical and healthcare services across the country.
According to him, the industrial action is affecting the lives of many Nigerians negatively especially indigent citizens that do not have the means to visit private hospitals.
“I want to appeal to the striking JOHESU members to return to their work and to discharge their duties diligently in order to save human lives,’’ Samuel said.
“The appeal has become imperative because as a result of the strike in the country, many human lives have been lost, this is due to lack of proper medical care and lack of means to go to private hospitals for treatment,” Samuel said.
“I am appealing to JOHESU members; let them have human face, let them have human sympathy as we all know that patients are kings.
“There is the need to always respect and protect the rights of patients in order to improve on their health status,” he added.
He restated the commitment of the centre to continue to improve on the welfare of patients and its staff, urging the aggrieved workers to complement government efforts through hard work in order to ensure quality service delivery.
While commending the Federal Government for its sustained efforts at funding the health sector, the acting medical director however called for improved welfare.
JOHESU consists of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Medical and Health Workers Union (MHWUN), Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospitals, among others.
NAN reports that some of the demands of the union included upward adjustment of salary scale, employment of additional health professionals, review of retirement age from 60 years to 65 years, and implementation of court judgment. (NAN)
AKW/COO/MST
Edited by Cecilia Odey/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

FMC Makurdi to commence dialysis services Jan. 11 – MD

FMC Makurdi to commence dialysis services Jan. 11 – MD
NAN-H-11
By Emmanuel Antswen
Dialysis
Makurdi, Jan. 4, 2018 (NAN) Dr Peteru Inunduh, the Managing Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Makurdi, on Thursday said the centre would commenced dialysis services on Jan. 11.
Inunduh disclosed this in Makurdi during the test run and training of staff to man the dialysis machines, the construction of endoscopy suites and delivery of the colonoscope and gastroscope machines.
A gastroscope is a long flexible telescope about the thickness of the index finger, with a bright light at its tip used to look directly into the gullet (oesophagus), stomach and the first part of the small bowel (duodenum) during gastroscopy.
The second procedure after a gastroscopy is called a colonoscopy. This is an examination of the large bowel (colon).
The colonoscope is also a long flexible telescope about the thickness of the index finger with a bright light at its tip, which is carefully passed through the bottom (anus) to the caecum and the end of the small intestine
The instruments used for these procedures are endoscopes.
He said that the 2017 dialysis model procured from Germany would be ready for usage from next week, adding that the centre had never offered dialysis services in the 30 years of its existence.
“We haven’t rendered dialysis services at FMC in the last 30 years and these machines will be ready next week for usage,’’ he reiterated.
The managing director said that the hospital was now “wearing a new face’’ while taking delivery of the colonoscope and gastroscope machines.
He said that the theatre complex and mortuary building at the permanent site would be completed in February, while the accident and emergency unit at Tongov Outreach Centre were being roofed.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no hospital in Benue offers dialysis services currently. (NAN)
AEB/COF/MST
Edited by Oluyinka Fadare/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

FMC Makurdi engages NMA over strike

FMC Makurdi engages NMA over strike
NAN-H-11
Dialogue
By Emmanuel Antswen
Makurdi, Oct. 25, 2017 (NAN) The Management of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Makurdi, has commenced discussion with striking members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the state.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr Peteru Inunduh, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Wednesday.
Inunduh said that series of consultations were ongoing between the management and NMA affiliates at the centre to end the industrial action.
He said that all issues raised by the striking doctors were attended to even before the commencement of the strike on Oct. 11.
He said the issues leading to the strike were similar issues to those of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Joint Health Sector Unions, (JOHESU).
He added that the issue was already been addressed by the Federal Government.
The medical director said that he was not aware of any dispute with the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) and NARD at FMC.
He added that the management was in the process of implementing all the recent agreements reached with federal government.
However, Dr Obekpa Obekpa, the state Chairman of NMA, told newsmen that the Benue Government and the management of FMC were yet to contact them.
“Since the beginning of the indefinite strike, the Benue State Government and Management of FMC, Makurdi, have not invited us for any negotiation.
“This strike has clearly shown the insensitivity of the stakeholders to the plight of the masses.
“This strike has revealed lack of transparency from the stakeholders, it has also revealed leadership gap.
“So, since our demands are genuine for the effective healthcare service delivery in the state, doctors will not go back to work unless their demands are met,” Obekpa said.
Meanwhile, the MDCAN chapter of FMC, Makurdi, has disassociated itself from the strike.
Its chairman, Dr Isaac Nombur, told newsmen that members were not part of the ongoing strike.
NAN recalls that the NMA had on Oct. 11 directed its members to embark on indefinite strike following government’s inability to meet their demands. (NAN)
AEB/OFN/MST
Edited by Felix Nwadioha/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Resume work to save lives, MD appeals to JOHESU

Return to work to save lives, MD appeals to JOHESU
NAN-H-13
Work
By Awayi Kuje
Keffi (Nasarawa State), Sept. 22, 2017 (NAN) Dr Joshua Giyan, the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has appealed to members of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) to resume work in order to save human lives.
Giyan made the call on Friday while fielding questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the strike in Keffi.
NAN recalls that on Sept. 21, JOHESU members of the centre joined the nationwide indefinite strike declared by the national body of the union.
All other health workers of FMC complied with the order except medical doctors who are not members of JOHESU.
The medical director said that the appeal has become imperative in order to prevent loss of lives.
Giyan noted that the strike had brought untold hardship to Nigerians, especially the less privileged who do not have the means to access private healthcare services in the country.
He added that the industrial action has done more harm than good especially in the health sector, hence the need for the health workers to return to work in the interest of patients
“Health workers in FMC Keffi only went on strike in solidarity with their counterparts nationwide because we have been living above board as everybody is aware that the centre has always given topmost priority to the welfare of its staff and patients.
“It is in view of this that I want to appeal to them to reciprocate the goodwill and gestures of the centre , and good work that the centre have been doing concerning their welfare by returning to their work in order to save the lives of our patients.
“They should return to their duties post to attend to patients who are under their care because patients are kings in every health sector and a healthy person can become a patient one day but that is not our prayers,” he said.
According to him, “I am telling you that the effect of strike is on everybody including those that are striking, hence the need for the aggrieved health workers to go back to work in their interest, in the interest of poor Nigerians and for the overall development of the country’’.
Giyan also called on health workers to always shun strike and embrace dialogue at all time no matter their grievances while discharging their duties.
He restated the commitment of the centre to continue to improve on the welfare of its staff and patients and called on them to complement government efforts through hard work in order to ensure quality service delivery.
The medical director commended the Federal Government for its continued commitment and efforts in funding the health sector and called for its sustenance.
NAN recalls that JOHESU embarked on the indefinite strike to press home their demands for improved condition of service and facilities in healthcare centres.
The specific demands includes review of retirement age from 60 years to 65 years , autonomy for teaching and specialist hospitals, improved funding, abolition of the scale to scale promotion and salary review, among others. (NAN)
AKW/OSA/MST
Edited by Shittu Obassa/Muhammad Suleiman Tola