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SOME Surgical experts have called for an improvement in surgical outcomes for patients through increased cross-functional collaboration and partnership in Nigeria.
They made the call at a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Global Surgery Unit Nigeria Hub Network’s Dissemination and Engagement conference, held recently in Lagos.
A statement on Tuesday said the Director of the Nigeria Hub Network, Prof. Adesoji Ademuyiwa, said that the aim of the conference was to disseminate the outcome of the Global Surgery Unit 1 Studies.
It was also aimed at disseminating trials to Nigerian Regulatory Bodies, Government Agencies, as well as Policy Makers and to also engage them in fruitful partnerships.
Ademuyiwa said that the secondary objective of the conference was to introduce the participating centres to rural surgeries.
“It is also to update them on new projects within the NIHR GSU Network and introduce them to Community Engagement and Involvement.”
Mr Ado Danladi, one of the National Health Research Ethics Committee Chairman’s representative, said that Nigeria Network’s engagement with the regulatory body had elicited a sense of partnership.
He also said there was an assurance that subsequent proposals by the institute would be treated with the seriousness and the urgency it needs.
Danlandi assured the researchers that the turnaround time for review, assessment and approval would be closer to 21 days than 90 days.
A representative of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Kamil Shoretire, commended the ground-breaking research output from the Nigeria Network.
Shoretire urged it to notify the ministry, through the Department of Hospital Services, whenever research was being carried out across federal institutions’ monitoring and evaluation.
Dr Adewale Adisa, a General Surgeon at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, said it was good for Surgeons to collaborate and work together.
He said: “It would be a great privilege to have surgeons from various backgrounds, specialization and hospitals coming together for the benefits of the patients.
”If you want to go far and achieve a lot, work together.” (NAN)
– Jul. 5 2022 @ 17:51 GMT | C.E
Tags: Adewale Adisa Ado Danladi Kamil Shoretire National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Prof. Adesoji Ademuyiwa
