Neri Picado
6 Feb
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Enugu State has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of its highly respected medical elders and renowned gastroenterologist, Prof. Neri Picardo. The association said the late physician collapsed and died while seeing a patient at his clinic at the Niger Foundation, in spite of several efforts to resuscitate…
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