Duchess International Hospital unveiled in Lagos, set to reverse medical tourism

A 100-bed hospital with facilities for general and specialist care, Duchess International Hospital, has debuted in Lagos with a promise to build capacity and reverse the trend of people traveling abroad for medical treatment.

It is to provide an impressive range of advanced and highly sophisticated facilities across a variety of specialties, including the most advanced cardiac catheterisation (Cath lab) suite in Africa to provide minimally invasive (interventional) cardiological treatments and “open-heart” surgeries.

The Chairman of the Duchess Hospital Board of Directors, Dr Adeyemi Onabowale, said the commissioning of the hospital has raised the bar for health care standards in Nigeria, where the best in hospital care will be delivered with world-class hospitality service.

He added: “We are delighted to have assembled an outstanding team of healthcare professionals. Our clinical leadership and expert specialist consultants have distinguished themselves in careers in the UK National Health Service (NHS), the United States and in various robust clinical programmes in other parts of the world.”

Dr Onabowale said the hospital intends to collaborate with the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College to address the skill gaps in fellowship residency training by offering the facilities and expertise for the use of the fellows.

Duchess International Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adetokunbo Shitta-Bey, said Nigeria loses significant funds each year in medical tourism to international destinations around the globe, and the hospital’s mission will be to reverse medical tourism by delivering the highest standards of care and providing patients the fastest, most convenient access to the best medical expertise available anywhere in the world.

Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and special guest of honour at commissioning of the hospital, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, in his remarks, said the hospital is a prime example of excellence and innovation in the Nigerian healthcare industry, which will, in the long-term, transform the health and socioeconomic well-being of individuals, and communities across the country.

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