Ambode’s wife leads officials’ wives to rescue ENT centre

Wife of the governor of Lagos state, and chairman, Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), Mrs. Bolanle Ambode has said that the committee will continue to complement the efforts of the state government towards providing improved living conditions for residents of the state.

She gave the commitment during the commissioning of the Ear, Nose and Throat Department of the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, which was upgraded by COWLSO. The committee had also distributed hearing aid devices to hearing impaired persons and sponsored 30 women for goitre surgery in the same hospital.

Bolanle noted that the committee resolved to upgrade that department with modern equipment to modernize the diagnosis and treatment of defective hearing condition.

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She said: “COWLSO began the upgrading of the hospital, with the state-of-art equipment to detect not only hearing impairments in adults but in children and new-borns. I am happy to announce that this is the first of its kind in any general hospital in the state and we look forward to replicating this in other general hospitals”.

She also disclosed that the hearing aid devices were distributed to persons with hearing defects, especially children to ensure that the defect does not constitute a limitation to their education.

On the goitre surgery, she stated that COWLSO was moved by the high weekly diagnosis of women with the condition, majority of which required surgery that might not be affordable by them.

“The committee therefore decided to sponsor the surgical procedure for about 30 women, including post surgery test and drugs administration”.
She further advised women to imbibe the habit of going for regular check-ups for early detection of ailments.

Equipment donated to the E.N.T Department by the committee includes heine otoscope, diagnostic audiometer, AD629. Video laryngoscope and propalse ear injector among others.

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