By Johnson Oke
The Amuwo Odofin Maternal and Child Centre (AOMCC) in Lagos State, has begun training of its doctors and nurses to build their capacity for effective delivery of endoscopy services.
The Medical Director of AOMCC, Dr Taiwo Adeiyi, in an interview in Lagos said endoscopy services in the facility would begin this year.
An endoscopy is a test where a long thin tube with a small camera is used to look inside the body.
The tube is passed into the body through a natural opening such as the mouth, anus and vagina, to check organs including the stomach, womb cervix and small intestine.
According to Adeiyi, endoscopy services will be beneficial to the hospital’s gynaecology patients and clients.
He said: “The world is moving towards laparoscopy or what is called minimal access surgery – a surgery you can do without cutting open the body, just a small incision and you gain access into the vital organs and carry out the surgery.”
He also said that apart from the training of medical personnel, the hospital had acquired the equipment to begin endoscopy service delivery before the end of the year.
Adeiyi said the hospital also has the plan of expanding its paediatric outpatient clinic to create more consulting rooms for doctors to attend to patients.
He, however, urged individuals and corporate organisations within the Amuwo Odofin community to partner with the hospital to help overcome some of its challenges.
