Skipper Eye-Q rolls out plan to improve eye care in Nigeria  

Nigeria’s health sector has received a boost, as Skipper Seil Group in partnership with Eye-Q launches a state-of-the-art facility, known as Skipper Eye-Q Super Specialty Eye Hospital in Lagos.
The hospital is aimed at providing a world class diagnostic, medical, surgical and optical ophthalmic service in Nigeria.
The facility was commissioned in Victoria Island by the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade in the company of captains of industries and other top government officials.
Founder, Eye-Q Eye Super Speciality Hospital, India, Ajay Sharma, in his speech outlined various plans of the hospital to improve eye care services in Nigeria, saying that the hospital was established to assist Nigerians with visual impairments regain their sight and to also save them the trouble of travelling abroad for treatment. Sharma, one of the most renowned eye surgeons in India, said having such a facility in Nigeria was long over due considering the fact that 4.5 million adults in Nigeria aged 40 years and above, were visually impaired or blind, based on the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey conducted in 2005-2007.
He said: “In a bid to enable more people access medical care, Eye-Q Nigeria-aims to improve medical services in the region. It is committed to deliver its services using the most advanced, progressive and highest standards of quality eye care at affordable price and we have a team of highly qualified and experienced ophthalmologists to provide the best possible service.”
He disclosed that Skipper Eye-Q Super Specialty Eye Hospital had started partnering with four states in the country; Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Cross River to improve their ophthalmology clinics and upgrade their facilities. According to him, the hospital will be involved in the training of Nigerian doctors with ultra modern facilities on surgeries and different eye care so as to enhance their performance and services. Apart from offering Corporate Social Responsibility services, Sharma also noted that the hospital will be creating jobs for Nigerians.
Commissioning the hospital, Ayade said Nigerians will be happy to see this as it will help in reducing medical tourism. “We have intelligent and smart doctors, but the equipment are not there. Now that we have this state-of-the-art facility in place, it is an opportunity for our doctors to learn and upgrade their knowledge in eye care services”, he said. To enable the people of Cross River state access quality eye care at a very affordable price, the governor said he had already signed a MoU with the hospital.

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