Dr Egwuda Advocates Collaboration To Tackle Infertility, Enhance Health Sector
BY CHAMBERLAIN ODEY, JOS – A consultant gynaecologist and IVF Specialist Minimal Access Surgeon, Dr Kenneth Egwuda, has called for collaboration among players in the health sector to enhance the health of Nigerians as well as enhance medical services delivery generally.
Dr Egwuda, who is also Head of Assisted Reproductive Technology at Alps Hospitals and Diagnostics, Jos, Plateau State, said collaboration of all stakeholders in the health care system in Nigeria is key in achieving desired result in tackling infertility problem among people.
Speaking while delivering a lecture titled; “Evolution 02: The future of medical science and the role of the players” at the University of Jos, Egwuda said he is projecting health matters in the country so as to raise the bat as it is with other countries because Nigeria has all it takes to achieve the same feat.
He said; “This lecture is aimed at intimating students in biology and natural sciences on the importance of healthy living, reproduction, infertility, and its solution and other health-related issues.
“From what we have come across today, it is clear that more of collaborative efforts among health stakeholders is needed to achieve the desired goals.
“So, I am advocating for collaborative effort in medicine among players as one man cannot do it alone. If we join our hands together and work as a team, we can achieve the unthinkable,” he said.
Egwuda called on the government to deploy more resources in this sector to make available sound technological equipment in Nigeria’s health sector.
In his remarks, the Dean College of Sciences, University of Jos, Professor Emeka Ike, said the programme is timely as medicine is rapidly evolving globally and Nigeria needs to meet up with global best practices..
He said the exposition of health issues cum fertility/infertility matters by Dr Egwuda will go a long way in boosting not only the students’ knowledge in their academic pursuits, but helps the society at large, particularly those with pertinent health needs.
