Nigerian Doctors To Get Robotic Surgery Training Locally

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has described the launch of the Redeemer’s Health Village RHV RoboMed Robotics Academy as a serious step to organize Nigerian docs for the way forward for healthcare beneath President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Speaking on the launch of the Academy and its Robotic Surgery Programme in Redemption City, Ogun State, Alausa mentioned the initiative will give Nigerian surgeons entry to superior specialist coaching domestically, strengthen native experience and scale back the necessity to journey overseas for such expertise.

He counseled President Tinubu’s help for schooling and disclosed that over N250bn has been invested in medical schooling, protecting simulation laboratories and rehabilitation of amenities together with hostels in over 24 medical colleges.

He mentioned authorities effort have to be complemented by personal sector and diaspora participation.

Alausa described the Academy for example of collaboration between personal enterprise, academic establishments and scientific professionals, and known as for stronger partnerships amongst universities, educating hospitals and specialist our bodies for sensible studying, analysis and school growth.

He highlighted the Ministry’s BRIDGE programme – Bridging Research, Innovation, Development and Global Engagement – with TETFund, which creates a platform for Nigerians in diaspora to contribute by means of educating, analysis and mentorship.

He urged surgeons and medical educators overseas to register on the BRIDGE portal.

He urged the Academy to work with the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and different skilled our bodies to develop structured coaching pathways with approvals, supervised observe and evaluation, stressing that affected person security should stay central to robotic surgical procedure.

Earlier, the CEO of Redeemer’s Health Village, Dr. Adedamola Dada, mentioned the Academy will construct native capability in robotics, AI, automation, biomedical engineering and robotic-assisted healthcare, and supply globally aggressive expertise for college students, well being professionals, engineers and researchers.

He mentioned it should help entry to minimally invasive surgical care in Nigeria.

The occasion featured shows on coaching pathways, remarks from educational companions and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding involving Redeemer’s Health Village, the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Redeemer’s University and RoboMed Global.

A press release by the minister’s Special Adviser of Media and Communications, Ikharo Attah mentioned company toured the amenities and witnessed a robotic surgical procedure and telesurgery simulation demonstration with no affected person concerned.