The Chief Medical Director of Wellington Hospital, Abuja, Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, has warned that uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes are placing Nigerians vulnerable to kidney harm, urging common screening and early remedy to stop issues.
Ugwuanyi raised the priority at a press convention to mark the hospital’s fifteenth anniversary, the place he highlighted the risks of poorly managed persistent ailments and indiscriminate use of medicines.
He mentioned that Nigeria information about 9,000 new instances of end-stage kidney failure each month, explaining that hypertension and diabetes might progressively harm the kidneys, significantly when sufferers stay undiagnosed or fail to handle the circumstances adequately.
High blood strain can harm the blood vessels within the kidneys, lowering their capacity to filter waste from the blood successfully. Diabetes may harm the kidney’s filtering items when blood sugar ranges stay elevated over time.
Ugwuanyi urged Nigerians to verify their blood strain and blood sugar ranges commonly, stressing that early detection and acceptable administration might assist cut back the chance of great issues.
He additionally cautioned towards the indiscriminate use of painkillers, significantly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication reminiscent of ibuprofen, indomethacin and naproxen, warning that inappropriate use might hurt the kidneys, particularly in individuals with current kidney issues or different danger elements.
The neurosurgeon suggested Nigerians towards self-medication, urging these with persistent signs or identified persistent circumstances to hunt skilled medical consideration and observe prescribed remedy.
He additional known as for more healthy life and early medical intervention to scale back the chance of kidney issues.
He mentioned the hospital had put in seven dialysis machines to assist critically in poor health sufferers who develop kidney issues throughout extreme sickness or after surgical procedure, alongside different specialist providers supplied by way of collaborations with healthcare professionals.
The CMD mentioned that the hospital has attended to 9,457 sufferers and carried out 4,657 surgical procedures in 15 years of offering specialised neurological and neurosurgical providers within the nation.
He mentioned the hospital, established in February 2011, was based to supply specialised remedy for issues affecting the mind, backbone and peripheral nerves. He defined that he and his colleague, Dr Jubril, established the ability after coaching at a specialist neurological and neurosurgical hospital in London, with the goal of bringing their experience again to Nigeria.
According to him, of the 4,657 surgical procedures carried out, 2,150 had been mind operations, whereas 2,307 concerned the backbone, with the rest masking different procedures.
The CMD mentioned the hospital had expanded its amenities and specialist providers to enhance entry to superior remedy domestically. He listed its diagnostic and remedy capabilities to incorporate MRI and CT scans, electroencephalography for epilepsy evaluation, intensive care, neurorehabilitation and 6 working suites.
Ugwuanyi mentioned the hospital was dedicated to affected person security, skilled coaching and collaboration with native and worldwide specialists, stressing that high quality healthcare required funding in fashionable tools, dependable energy and expert personnel.
He disclosed that the ability had recorded 120 days of uninterrupted energy provide after switching to photo voltaic power, which he mentioned had decreased tools breakdowns and lowered working prices.
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