By; Emma Arubi, Warri The Warri Transplant Group has successfully carried out the first ever kidney transplant in Warri, making it a landm
By; Emma Arubi, Warri
The Warri Transplant Group has
successfully carried out the first ever kidney transplant in Warri, making it a landmark achievement for healthcare in Delta State.
The transplant was successfully carried out at the Mount Horeb Hospital, Airport Road, Warri.
This groundbreaking procedure that aims to curb the trend of medical tourism, allowing patients to receive essential care closer to home is the initiative of a collaborative effort led by a team of nephrologists, including the Transplant Coordinator Dr. Jimoh Abdulmalik ,Dr. Onyemekeihia Raphael, Dr. Henry Slater, Dr. Edema Great , Nephrologists nurse ,Vero Ebinum and others.
Their success is seen as a step toward reducing the need for Nigerians to travel to other countries for kidney transplants, thereby saving costs and enhancing trust in local medical services.
Dr. Onyemekeihia Raphael who spoke to Journalists in Warri revealed that the seamless kidney transplant was done by both local and diaspora medical experts adding that both the donor and recipient are doing very well.
Dr. Onyemekeihia Raphael, Dr. Edema Great, Dr. Henry Slater and Nephrologists nurse, Vero Ebinum performed the feat.
Dr. Henry Slater and Dr. Great Edema who noted that the rising incidence of kidney disease in Nigeria is worrisome stressed the need for a local solutions and commended the Delta state government for reducing the cost of dialysis procedure in Government hospitals to alleviate the financial burden on the patient and their family.
The Transplant Group called on Delta State Government to collaborate with them for a more successful kidney transplant noting that they saved the patient up to N8 million compared to procedures in other locations like Abuja or abroad.
The 31- year-old male patient expressed gratitude to the doctors for carrying out a successful surgery on him even as he called on kidney failure patients in Delta State or outside the state to come for a kidney transplant in Mount Horeb Hospital, Airport Road, Warri for treatment.
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