As part of measures to address the rising cases of kidney failure in the country, the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja has inaugurated a steering committee on kidney transplants. The committee, comprising senior medical experts, has a top Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Ernest Aniede, as the Chairman.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the FMC, Mr Obadiah N.K Gana, in Abuja on Thursday. The statement said the inauguration of the committee is a proactive move to address the escalating incidents of kidney sickness-related deaths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the country at large.
“While the cost of treating kidney-related ailments, especially transplants, is high, the FMC is adopting measures to address the dearth of expertise in the area.”
Medical Director of the FMC, Prof. Saad Ahmed, who inaugurated the committee, said the move was preparatory to the commencement of kidney transplants in the FCT.
Ahmed, who addressed Aniede and other members of the committee, charged them to work as a team with full dedication and commitment expected to usher in the successful commencement of kidney transplant procedures in the facility.
FMC Abuja inaugurates committee on kidney transplant
This July 14, 2023, image released by NYU Langone Health in New York, shows a team of surgeons transplanting a pig kidney. - The genetically-modified pig kidney is continuing to function well into a record-breaking 32 days, after it was transplanted into a brain dead patient, the medical center said on August 16, 2023. "This work demonstrates a pig kidney - with only one genetic modification and without experimental medications or devices -- can replace the function of a human kidney for at least 32 days without being rejected," said surgeon Robert Montgomery, director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute. (Photo by Joe Carrotta / NYU Langone Health / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NYU LANGONE HEALTH" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NYU Langone Health" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
