Keep Tobechukwu’s Hope Alive

Recently we brought you the story of a
certain Tobechukwu Nkwocha, a little boy with a cancerous left eyeball; after the intervention of Mrs Adaugo’s Hope Alive Child Care Initiatives, the boy seemed to have found life, succor and a last gasp lifeline. Little did we know that further negligence on the part of our Nigerian doctors can ruin the hopes…

Tobechukwu was on drip few days ago and was left unattended to when he exhausted the drip, his ailing blood replaced the drip since there was no nurse to remove the pin from his skin, the little boy’s blood flooded the bed until until his father woke up. How many of this negligence story do we talk about? I met Tobechukwu once and despite the eye challenge, the boy was full of life, he looked healthy and was primed to make it, but the young chap slipped into coma since Sunday and is yet to snap out.

Mrs Adaugo Nwalema, President of HACCI has been torn apart in anguish over the boy’s situation and is no longer willing to take chances, she’s ready to fly the boy for treatment and needs partners all around. We need Oncologists to give us proper diagnosis of why the boy hasn’t snapped out of coma after four days.

Apollo hospital... Keeping hopes alive

Apollo hospital... Keeping hopes alive

The moving train of Apollo Hospital's health support in Nigeria stopped by at the Hope Alive Child Care Initiative center on the 10th of December 2015, HACCI is a child care initiative, founded for the good of children across the land, since Apollo is about restoring hopes and sound health, it was another opportunity for them to continue their good works in partnership with HACCI.
However, it's quite difficult to sustain the achievements of HACCI without a reputable international hospital offering backings; that is where the first hospital with international accreditation in A.P, Apollo Hospitals came in. With Rakesh Jalla, Dy. General Manager, International Marketing (Nigeria) in attendance, HACCI and Apollo Hospitals took on the case of a young boy (pic below) of about three years suffering from cancer of the eyes.
The case started five months ago when the mother (pictured below) noticed a blood stain in the boy's left eyeball, back and forth trips to the hospital only generated referrals and little hopes until HACCI and Apollo Hospitals teamed up to render assistance to the boy. While speaking to newsmen, the confident Rakesh Jalla explained in detail how Apollo Hospitals analyzed the condition and placed him on an effective schedule of MRI scan ahead of surgery which is estimated at about $12,000.
A cheque was presented to the boy's parents for the scan with assurance of smooth medical service for the boy by Apollo Hospitals. Mr Rakesh Jalla stressed that this is not the first time Apollo Hospitals is coming to the aid of Nigerians and he assured it certainly will not be the last.
Cancer, neurological diseases can be treated in Nigeria
Experts from Apollo hospital, India have said that Nigerians no longer have to travel abroad for the diagnosis and management of cancer and neurological disorders as these services are now available in the country.
The Head Manager, Health Care Services International, Apollo Hospitals, India, Abubakkar Siddique, said this at 2-day free medical camp organised by the hospital in collaboration with the Capitol Hill Hospital, Warri, Delta State.
According to Siddique, the Indian hospital would be collaborating with local hospitals to facilitate proper diagnosis of cancer and other neurological disorders.
He noted that the group had 64 hospitals across India and four in other countries and would be bringing its rich expertise and resources to Nigerian hospitals.
Siddique stated,“ Our doctors from Apollo hospitals are poised to take Nigerian hospitals to greater medical heights especially in the area of continuous medical education and the provision of tele- health services, training and development programmes”.
The Chairman, Delta State Chapter of Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners in Nigeria, Dr. LuckysOkparanyote, stated that prompt diagnosis of cancer and access to specialists could reduce the number of Nigerian patients dying of cancer.
Okparanyote identified ignorance and poverty as factors militating against early detection and treatment of cancer and called on government to support affected patients.
Medical experts from Apollo hospitals who offered free medical consultation programme included Prof. Krishna K.N, a Neuroscience Consultant and Dr. Anil Kameth, Senior Consultant/Surgical Oncologist