Osun Govt Secures German Oncologists to Train 30 Medical Personnel on Early Cancer Detention

By Abdulrofiu Agboola

No fewer than 30 medical personnel are to be trained by a team of seasoned German oncologists on early cancer detention and awareness at Primary Health Centres in Osun State.

The German oncologists from the Institute for Operative Medicine of the Otto-yon Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany, has arrived Osun on Wednesday for a three-day visit to prepare ground for the training.

L-R:Hon. Leke Ogunsola, Chairman, House Committee on Health, Prof Mrs Ridwelshi Kasten, Prof Lippert Hans, Prof Slefoune Wolff and Dr Tiamiyu Bello.

The state government had written the institute requesting for the services and assistance of its medical experts on Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s resolve to tackle headlong health challenges posed by cancer related diseases and as well render services on general surgery operation in the state.

Led by a Professor of Surgery, Professor Hans Lippert, the oncologists are to train 10 medical personnel at the PHCs in each of the senatorial district in the state on early cancer detection, awareness and management.

Speaking with newsmen at the General Hospital, Iwo, on Wednesday Lippert said his team was ready to share their experience on cancer with medical personnel at the PHCs in the state on early detention of the disease, saying that Aregbesola has shown convincing commitment to promoting healthy living in the state.

Lippert who led other two oncologists stated that they were providing the service on cancer preventing awareness, evaluation of all general surgery operation and primary medical care in the state at 80 per cent rebate.

In his remarks, Senior Special Assistance to Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Electronic Broadcast, Engineer Remi Omowaiye, said that the service of the German oncologists was sought by Aregbesola who wants to tackle the cancer disease headlong to promote healthy living among the residents of the state.

Medical personnel at the General Hospital, Iwo at the programme on Monday.

According to Omowaiye, early detention of cancer is key to ridding off the disease from the society, stating that cancer is the third cause of death in Nigeria.

He disclosed that the German oncologists are to train medical personnel at PHC on early awareness of cancer, detention and appropriate referral upon detention of cancer patients.

Omowaiye added that the oncologists would obtain data about the cancer disease in the state and take a look at the facilities available at the PHCs in the state.

He stated that the oncologists would meet some medical experts in the state health ministry on Friday for technical interaction on control and management of cancer disease at all tiers of the state health system.

The oncologists also visited General Hospitals in Ilesa and Osogbo to interact with patients and get data on cancer patients across the state.

Members of the German team include Prof Mrs Ridwelshi Kasten and Prof Slefonne Wolff.