Nigerian Pastor Alexander Idachama Don Become Di First Patient for Robotic Surgery for Ogun Hospital.

Nigerian Pastor Alexander Idachama Don Become Di First Patient for Robotic Surgery for Ogun Hospital.

OGUN, Nigeria Pastor Alexander Idachama don become di first patient wey receive robotic assisted radical prostatectomy for Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital for Redemption City, Ogun State.

Di operation na part of di hospital new robotic surgery programme wey aim for bring advanced surgical care closer to patients for Nigeria and reduce di need for some people to travel out of di country for specialised treatment.

Reports say Idachama hear about di hospital through di Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adedamola Dada. E later choose make dem treat am for di hospital. Before di operation, medical team give am orientation and explain wetin dem go do during di surgery and di recovery period.

Prof. Obi Ekwenna Davis, co founder of RoboMed Global, lead di operation together with Nigerian medical specialists. Di surgery na robotic assisted radical prostatectomy, wey involve removing di prostate gland and some surrounding tissues for appropriate cases of localised prostate cancer.

After di operation, Idachama talk say e get small discomfort, but di feeling reduce quick. Reports say hospital discharge am less than 24 hours after di surgery, and e continue e recovery for house.

Idachama also praise di preparation wey di hospital give am before di operation and di way di medical team explain di process to am. According to reports, e say getting di treatment for Nigeria save am di money and stress wey travelling abroad for medical treatment fit cause.

Another major development happen around di same period. Redeemer’s Health Village, together with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital for Abuja, report say dem complete wetin dem describe as West Africa first 500 kilometre tele robotic surgery.

For di operation, surgeons for Ogun State remotely control robotic equipment wey dem use perform right radical nephrectomy on patient for Abuja wey get kidney tumour.

Di developments show say robotic and remote assisted surgery dey gradually enter Nigeria healthcare system. Di technology fit help surgeons see surgical areas better and control instruments with greater precision. But access to expensive equipment, specialist training, good infrastructure and long term medical results remain important issues for wider use of robotic surgery.

Di development also show di effort wey some Nigerian health institutions and technology partners dey make to expand specialized healthcare services inside di country and reduce dependence on treatment outside Nigeria.