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Poor diagnosis, lack of equipment limit positive outcomes for patients in Nigeria 

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Poor diagnosis due to the lack of modern health equipment have limited chances of early detection of medical conditions in order to provide measures that make way for patients’ positive outcomes in Nigeria.

In this light, some experts from Me Cure Healthcare Limited are promising to increase contributions towards the growth of Nigeria’s health system by increasing quality service in diagnostics, optometry, pharmaceutical and oncology for improved and better patients’ outcome.

The management of the healthcare complex made the pledge as the company celebrated 10 years (one decade) of operation in the Nigerian healthcare space May 10, offering free glaucoma screening and launching an innovative product “Me Cure Smart Buy” to ensure Nigerians access healthcare easily at their convenience; part of activities to mark the anniversary.

Jide Fadirepo, the Chief Operating Officer, Me Cure Healthcare Limited, Oshodi Diagnostic centre said lack of state-of-the-art equipment for treatment has limited positive outcomes for patients in Nigeria.

“Government should partner with the private health facilities to provide an enabling environment for improved healthcare delivery, by ensuring reduced tariffs in the importation of lifesaving equipment and consumables, as well as eliminating the long and worrisome process of clearing the commodities from the ports”.

He also urged the government to enter into an agreement with healthcare institutions in the country, noting that while it performs the role of providing infrastructure and subsidising basic amenities such as power, water among others, the health institutions would in turn provide healthcare services at a free or cheaper cost, according the government’s directives.

This, Fadirepo, who is also the Medical Diagnostic Radiographer, said would boost the country’s health outcomes to meet international standards and reduce the number of avoidable deaths in the country.

MeCure started as a diagnostic centre in May, 2009 strive to provide innovative healthcare solutions. Speaking on the milestone, Obiefuna Ajie, the Chief Medical Office and Consultant Pathologist, Me Cure diagnostics centre, said the diagnostics arm of the health facility, which was borne out of the need to bridge the challenges patients’ face in carrying out investigations and examinations, has helped many Nigerians access proper treatment and reduce avoidable deaths.

“Diagnostics is part of health management of patients, it is quite difficult for healthcare providers to have all the diagnostic tools in one setting, so patients were having problem to get their investigations done to the point that patients had to travel out for that purpose.

“Quite a number of people lost their lives unavoidably because of lack of those investigative tools and part of what Me cure has been able to achieve in the past 10 years is that it has been able to bridge that gap and contribute physically in helping our healthcare professionals, hospitals and clinics save many lives through its diagnostic centre,” he said.

While speaking on the new product launched into the Nigeria healthcare space, Adil shaiku the chief Technology Officer, said the company has introduced an eCommerce platform, “MeCure Smart Buy”, which is a form of telemedicine, where Nigerians can communicate with pharmacists and doctors at no cost through their phones at their convenience and get healthcare services at an affordable price.

“Telemedicine is what we have brought into our primary healthcare. The offering we have is called the Me Cure Smart Buy. This product is to make healthcare convenient and affordable to the general population in Lagos. We are providing access to a qualified panel of doctors completely free, Shaiku added.

 

ANTHONIA OBOKOH