Memfys Hospital and GE Healthcare Collaborate to Improve Disease Diagnosis for Nigeria’s South-East Regions
Memfys is the first hospital in South-East Nigeria to install GE Healthcare’s SIGNA™ Explorer 1.5Tesla MRI system
LAGOS, Nigeria, August 29, 2019, The collaboration will help provide innovative technology to enable early
diagnosis and detection of diseases; Memfys is the first hospital in
South-East Nigeria to install GE Healthcare’s (www.GEHealthcare.com) SIGNA™ Explorer 1.5Tesla MRI system.
GE Healthcare has partnered with Memfys Hospital to provide the SIGNA™
Explorer 1.5Tesla MRI system services and training to advance the early
diagnosis of diseases. By providing clinicians with detailed information about diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders, and heart
diseases, the new equipment will help the hospital to deliver
high-quality medical services and better care to more patients across
the region.
As the only dedicated Neurosurgery hospital in
South-East Nigeria, Memfys Hospital is serving a population of over 60
Million People. Investing in the latest technologies such as the SIGNA™
Explorer 1.5Tesla MRI system will help improve the hospital’s diagnostic capabilities for early detection of diseases and at the same time keep
up with global best practices to provide the very best for the country
and West Africa region at large.
“As a leader in the neurosurgical space, we are committed to continue
providing high-quality patient care using modern, high tech and reliable equipment that meets the recommendation by the World Federation of
Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS). Acquisition of the SIGNA™ Explorer is a
huge milestone towards this commitment,” said Professor Samuel C.
Ohaegbulam, CEO Global Memfys & Co Ltd.
To ensure the
sustainability of such investments, Memfys hospital is providing
training for both young and experienced doctors embarking on a career in Neurosurgery and Spinal surgery. The hospital is accredited by the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) for full training in neurosurgery
making it the only private health institution to enjoy this status in
all of Africa. To date, Memfys has trained 20 neurosurgeons and about 10 senior residents.
“We are committed to continuing collaborating
with both private and public partners to co-create solutions that help
tackle pressing healthcare challenges for our region such as
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), as we strive towards Universal Health
Coverage. With the SIGNA™ Explorer 1.5Tesla MRI system, the people of
South-East Nigeria will not need to leave the region for such
specialized services as it has been the practice in the past,” said
Eyong Ebai, General Manager for West & Central and French Sub-Sahara Africa Region.
According to WHO’s 2018 report, NCDS including stroke, cardiovascular diseases, cancers,
chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are estimated to account for
71% of the 57 million global deaths, while in Nigeria NCDs are estimated to account for 29% of all deaths (2.1M). Early diagnosis of diseases
such as cancer improves outcomes by providing care at the earliest
possible stage.
About GE Healthcare:
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experience in the healthcare industry and more than 50,000 employees
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About Memfys:
Memfys Hospital (http://Memfys.net) was founded in 2002 as a pioneering Neurosurgical unit based in Enugu,
Nigeria. The first and only specialist hospital of its kind in Africa,
with a mission to offer a standard of neurosurgical and neurological
patient care comparable to that found in developed countries. The
hospital has since established itself as a renowned center for
neurosurgical and radiological services in Nigeria, serving a wide
geographical area and treating patients with various neurosurgical and
neurological disorders from all corners of Nigeria. Website http://Memfys.net