National Hospital tweets open heart operation

The National Hospital Abuja on Monday live-tweeted an open heart surgery on its official account. The operation was an open heart surgery (Ventricular Septal Defect Repair) on an eight-year-old patient.
Spokesperson for the hospital, Dr. Tayo Haastrup said that it was done to show Nigeria’s expertise to the world.

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