Reddington launches Nigeria’s first 3D automatic breast ultrasound system
In a bid to promote women’s healthcare in Nigeria, Reddington Hospital Group in collaboration with GE Healthcare, and a UK- based specialist team of gynecologists, radiologists and breast surgeons have launched a new Breast and Gynecological Centre in Lagos on May 1.
The breast and gynecological centre will provide a full range of high quality and personalized healthcare services in different aspects of women’s health, including a gynaecology clinic, a breast clinic, and a women’s wellness clinic.
The breast and gynecological centre is the first of its kind in Lagos Nigeria and a state of the art medical centre dedicated to women’s health, borne out of a mission to provide advanced, high quality, restorative, wellness, aesthetic care to women at all stages of life.
Charles Iwuala, medical director, breast and gynecology centre said a paradigm shift is taking place in women’s health in Nigeria.
“The centre, the first of its kind in Nigeria, serves as a model for the future of women’s health care, by weaving together all around women’s health services, robust client education and innovative technologies.
“With our philosophy of providing compassionate and respectful care, the breast and gynae centre will journey with our women through every stage of life from puberty through menopause and the golden years, as we strive to give them the best comprehensive healthcare available,” said Iwuala
In keeping with the Reddington tradition of being the front runner in medical breakthroughs in Nigeria, the breast and gynae centre boast of cutting edge technological support never before seen in West Africa.
They include a 3D digital breast Tomosynthesis (3D Mammography), a 3D Automatic Breast Ultrasound System (3D ABUS) a 3D digital breast sterotaxic biopsy system (3D stereo), a 3D MRI with 1.5Tesla GE Explorer Technology.
Adeyemi Onabowale the CEO of Reddington Hospital said, “What other value can we add to Nigeria healthcare and I realized that the women healthcare in Nigeria is not addressed the way it is internationally accepted.
“The idea is to offer the most advanced comprehensive and personalised care available, and then put everything under one roof. This is what is lacking in the country, even though there are hospitals focusing on women, ours will focus on everything. There is a need to have facilities like that in this country and we are partnering with GE healthcare to provide us with facilities and technology that are not available in country.
“Nigeria expertise is limited in terms of exposure, what is the right thing to do without technology, amazing technology matches with outstanding expertise.” said Onabowale
Oludolapo Osinbajo the wife of Nigeria’s vice president, while congratulating the Reddington hospital group for the achievement said the centre established in Nigeria will help to address the several health challenges peculiar to Nigerian women, and aid the reduction of medical tourism in the country,
“It is possible also that service will ensure that the next medical tourism, Nigeria doctors treating Nigerians in Nigeria.”
Anthonia Obokoh