LUTH Explains Why Cancer Machine Has Been Down For 2 Months

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, yesterday
explained that its cancer machine (Linear accelerator) has not been functioning
in the last two months due to technical faults.

This came as management of the hospital faulted the recent
call for the removal of the Chief Medical Director, CMD, Prof. Chris Bode, from
office by Lagos State branch of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, querying the
legality of such call.

Addressing a press conference on ongoing projects at LUTH,
the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Bode, disclosed that N18 million was needed
to fix the cancer machine.

Bode, who also explained that money was not the reason the
machine had remained in a state of disrepair, said the N18 million needed for
the machine was at hand but noted that work on the machine was stalled due to
lack of local expertise and the materials.

“The machine broke down two months ago when the iron pomp
failed and it is not about money because we want it to be repaired like
yesterday.”

“It will cost us N18 million to repair. As we speak, we are
holding onto the money. When the company will import what they need to and we
would give them the money.

“In fact, there is plan now to engage another private
investor to put the second linear accelerator in LUTH because of the enormity
of the number of people that required it.