By Oluwafunke Ishola
Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation (SEOF), in partnership with U.S.-based Vincent Obioma Ohaju Memorial (VOOM) Foundation, will subsidise open heart surgeries for some Nigerians suffering from heart-related diseases.
This is contained in a statement by Mrs Chidimma Okoye, Executive Director, SEOF, and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday.
Okoye said that the SEOF’s open-heart surgeries in Nigeria would be offered at subsidised rates, addressing the issue of medical tourism by providing affordable cardiac care locally.
She said the heart surgeries would be done to commemorate the foundation’s fifth biannual adult open-heart surgery medical mission and health fair from May 16 to June 2, in Oraifite, Anambra.
The SEOF Executive Director noted that the partnership on the open heart surgeries which was in its third year was essential to bring cardiac care to the Nigerian healthcare sector.
She said in addition to the open-heart surgical mission, the…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
