The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in partnership with Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), has started a high-quality, safe bone marrow transplant programme that meets international standards for the cure of sickle cell disease. A joint statement by the hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo and the National Director of Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), Dr. Annette Akinsete, …

The House of Representatives Committee on Health has revealed that not less than five wards with about 150 beds, have been closed down at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba due to a shortage of health workers. The chairman of the committee, Dr. Amos Magaji explained that the five wards had to be shut because there were no health …