Chai! E don happen! Experts for surgery matter from University of Lagos and University of Birmingham don join force. Dem wan fight post-surgery wahala wey dey cause serious palava for many patients. Dis partnership go help tackle how people fit dey safe after dem do surgery for hospital.
According to di surgeons, dem don notice say post-operative care dey very important, but people dey ignore am. Dem talk say we go fit reduce deaths wey dey happen after surgery by combining local know-how with international best practices. No be small matter!
One report wey come out from The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery show say millions dey die each year after surgery worldwide. Dem sey every year, about 313 million operations dey happen around di world, but 4.2 million people dey at risk of dying within 30 days after surgery. Na serious gbege o!
Prof. Nick Vaughan-Williams wey be Provost for University of Birmingham talk say dem don dey work together for more than ten years and dis new plan go make sense, especially wey e concern reducing post-operative deaths. E no dey laugh for matter like dis o!
As dem dey talk, dem mention say di collaboration go involve plenty hospitals for Nigeria wey dey engage in research and help put evidence-based practice wey go benefit patients. Na so dem go fit change di game and make surgical outcome better for everybody.
Also, Prof. Adesoji Ademuyiwa wey dey lead di NIHR GSU talk say with dis partnership, dem don gather plenty high-level evidence wey don change di way dem dey do surgery. Dem even get CHEETAH study wey prove say if surgery people change glove and tools during di operation, e go reduce infection. Na better level!
Prof. Dion Morton from Birmingham talk say di research wey dis collaboration dey bring go fit affect patients everywhere, even for his country, England. Di benefits go dey felt from Nigeria to di world as dem dey find ways to make surgical practice beta.
For di event, plenty big men and women wey sabi surgery come show face, including profs from various hospitals. Dem dey very interested to see how dis partnership go unfold because na people lives wey dey at stake.
As dem dey talk now, dem dey also encourage students for Nigeria to get involved for surgery research. Na so dem go fit build di leaders wey go take healthcare for Nigeria reach di next level.
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