Neurosurgeons at Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, south east Nigeria, have successfully performed two complex brain surgeries, with both patients making remarkable recoveries within days.
The Vice-Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University, Prof. Christian Anieke announced this on Wednesday in Enugu while addressing academic staff, principal officers, and service directors of the institution.
Anieke explained that “in one case, the team of specialists removed a blood clot from an elderly patient’s brain, restoring his health and mobility.”
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He revealed that the neurosurgeons also performed another life-saving decompressed craniotomy on a patient with severe brain swelling following a stroke.
According to him, “the procedure is to prevent further damage and aid recovery.”
The successes, Anieke noted, reflected the expertise, dedication, and teamwork of neurosurgeons, anesthetists, and support staff of the hospital.
“The achievements equally reaffirmed Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital’s commitment to delivering world-class healthcare in Enugu.
“We do this, through the provision of life-saving interventions and advanced surgical care for the community and beyond,” Anieke said.
He stated that the nursing students of the university would commence their academic activities at the main campus of the institution in October.
Foreign Grants
The Vice-chancellor said that the university had received grants from foreign organisations for various research projects, describing the gesture as an international recognition of the institution’s contribution to educational growth.
On the introduction of an intelligent test for final year students, Anieke explained that the exercise was to ensure that the quality of the university’s graduates meets international standards.
The Provost, College of Medicine of the university, Prof. Frank Akpuaka, commended the Vice-chancellor for engaging qualified medical professionals for the university’s health facility.
Akpuaka added that a Computerised Tomography machine (CT machine) worth over N1 billion and a new building for medical personnel, as well as academic activities had been acquired by the university.
This, he explained, would boost the expansion programme of the University.