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The first female Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCNl),Professor Prof. Fatima Kyari has charges medical practitioners to always treat their patients with dignity and respect.
“We believe in the health sector renewal team in Nigeria, you must be kind, treat your patient with respect and leave nobody behind, as the world of healthcare is not an easy thing”
In his address the ABUAD’s Founder , Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, appealed to government to increase the salaries of Doctors and ensure prompt payment of all their entitlement to improve the health sectors in the country.
Aare Babalola, noted that the reason many Nigerians Doctors and Nurses leave the country immediately after completing their training is because of poor emoluments paid in naira, which he argued is much less than what cleaners earn in hospitals in overseas .
The legal icon equally lamented the non payment of Doctors salaries in some states and government hospitals.
He congratulated the newly Qualified Doctors and encouraged them not to lose hope in Nigeria, but that Nigeria will be better, saying they must be industrious and follow the medical rules in the treatment if the patients.
The Guest Speaker, Prof. Ikeoluwapo Ajayi, of the University of Ibadan, who spoke on “Purpose and Excellence”, urged the new medical practitioners to be resilience, have integrity and be professional in their approach in their new calling.
Prof. Ajayi, pointed out that the doctors should date to dream and take action, let purpose guide their path and Excellence to define their journey and be guided by their faith in the medical profession.
The Vice Chacellor , Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, called on the medical doctors to provide reassurance and therapeutic comfort for their patients.
She commended the Registrar of MDCN, Prof. Kyari, for her leadership, passion for excellence and her pivotal role in shaping the medical and dental education in Nigeria.
“Our hospital has 17 dialysis machines and three MRI scanners operating simultaneously, the only one in Nigeria with such capacity”. This unparalleled commitment has positioned ABUAD ‘s medical services among the finest in sub- Saharan African.