- Pledges to train more doctors on HIFU technology
By Adeola Ogunlade
No few than 100 women in Nigeria with fibroid and Adenomyosis have gotten a full relief of the ailment through non – invasive technology- the High intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).
This historic milestone measure was carried out through Nordica Fibroid Care Centre, the First Fibroid Care Centre with HIFU in West Africa and the third in Africa after Egypt and South Africa.
Speaking at a press conference to commemorate the milestone recently, the Medical Director/CEO, Nordica Fibroid Care Centre, Dr Abayomi Ajayi said that on Friday 9th of July, 2021 we formally opened our doors to deliver the first in class , non – invasive technology in the management of Uterine Fibroids, HIFU, the High intensity Focused Ultrasound.
He said “since we opened our doors in July last year we have done 100 successful treatments to date and still counting. 100 women have had the opportunity to get rid of fibroid and adenomyosis that may have defined their lives, before they did the procedure.
He said “from our facility here in Lekki, we have treated women from all works of life from across the country. We are delighted every time a woman walks into our facility with fibroid and or Adenomyosis and she leaves here a few hours later devoid of the torment of her ailment”.
The doctor noted that the relief we see on their faces, gives us joy that the investment we have made in this area of uterine fibroid management is bringing relief to our women folk who would ordinarily have been scared of open surgery, and may have decided to live their lives with the pain, discomfort, blood loss and we have saved many women from the risk of blood transfusion, anaesthesia and loss of man hours at work.
He added “For us at the Fibroid Care Centre, it is a call to service. It means we are committed to working tirelessly to help more women access to the HIFU technology to deal with the fibroid. It is a call for us to reach out to more women living in Nigeria and the West African sub region to take advantage of HIFU and improve the quality of their lives.
Ajayi noted that despite the realities we face in terms of rising energy costs, skyrocketing foreign exchange rates and the myriad of infrastructural challenges facing our country at this time, we are even more resolved at focusing our attention on expanding our scope of operations to cover other locations in Nigeria.
He posited that in celebrating this 100th treatment, we are also expanding access for medical doctors to be trained in the use of the HIFU technology as part of our commitment to continuous professional training.
“We have called for applications from interested doctors to apply for this specialized training to join a global workforce of highly skilled individuals. The more doctors that are trained, the better for the patients and our health sector. We believe that by the time we are celebrating our 200th Treatment, Nigeria will be on the path to becoming a significant contributor to the global effort in Fibroid care management via non-invasive methods”, he said.
