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The Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, says it has performed over 20,000 successful surgeries.

Mohammed Abubakar, public relations officer of the hospital, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

Abubakar said the hospital has been able to meet the expectations of its patients through continuous investments in advanced medical equipment and the opening of new clinics.

“This hospital has witnessed medical breakthrough in the past six years… we have successfully performed over 20,000 surgeries, with a 95% success rate,” he said.

He added that this feat was achieved through the expertise of the medical team of the hospital. He said with the quality of services at the hospital, Nigerians do not need to travel abroad for medical treatment.

“The hospital invested a great deal in ensuring that it attracted some of the best hands from Europe and America and those that have indeed distinguished themselves in their various specialties. All our clinics are headed by experienced expatriate consultants’ with years of experience in their fields,” Abubakar said.

“The hospital is also on an expansion drive. We have introduced new clinics to handle special cases. We now have a sports injuries and traumatology clinic headed by a professor of orthopedics and sports trauma with specialization in arthroscopy, sports injuries, and joint surgery. We also have a cardiovascular surgeon who has performed over 60 open-heart surgeries with a 95% success rate at our open heart surgery clinic.

“One of our core areas of strength is the expertise of our surgical team. Bringing such experienced expatriates doctors to Nigeria cost a lot of money, but it is part of the resolve of the hospital management to avail Nigerians the best medical services there is anywhere in the world in a bid to discourage medical tourism.”