As part of efforts to expand access to technology-driven advanced surgeries, the Redeemer’s Health Village has performed what it described as the first telerobotic surgery in West Africa
The procedure was carried out at the Redeemer’s Health Village in Mowe, Ogun State, during the weekend.
Tele-robotic surgery, also known as remote surgery, allows a surgeon to operate on a patient from another location.
The procedure, a right radical nephrectomy, was carried out by RHV in collaboration with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja, and involved surgeons at RHV remotely operating on a patient at the Abuja-based hospital.
Speaking after the surgery, the Chief Executive Officer of RHV, Dr. Adedamola Dada, said the successful telerobotic procedure and other robot-assisted surgeries performed by RHV signal a new dawn in Nigeria.
“It’s a huge breakthrough, and then of course, it is the first time telesurgery is done in West Africa,” he said.
Dada said the surgical robot at Abuja hospital was connected to the robotic control system at RHV through an internet connection.
“What this simply means is that for very complicated cases where we don’t even have the manpower in the country, surgeons can stay in the United States and operate on that patient here,” he said.
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