Nigerian hospital completes first tele-robotic surgery in West Africa

Nigerian hospital called Redeemers Health Village has recorded its first tele-robotic surgery, with a surgeon operating on patient in another city.

The procedure was carried out on September 19 by Redeemer’s Health Village, in collaboration with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital.

Professor Obi Ekwenna-Davis, a professor of Urology and Transplantation, performed the operation remotely from a robotic console at Redeemer’s Health Village while the patient remained at Nisa Premier hospital in Abuja.

The surgery involved removing a kidney affected by a cancerous tumour and lasted about three hours.

The patient was reported to be in good condition after the procedure.

The breakthrough has been described by Redeemer’s Health Village as the first telesurgery in West Africa.

In his words, “Distance should never decide who receives safe surgery.”