The Cardiac Centre of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun has performed over 300 successful open heart surgeries.
This was disclosed by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ademola Tayo, while speaking with journalists in Lagos on Sunday.
According to him, the centre has also performed several total knee cap replacements and spinal surgeries, thereby saving the country huge foreign exchange.
Quoting statistics, Tayo pointed out that the country loses over 100 billion naira annually to medical tourism.
He however, noted that the university has over the years contributed significantly to national socio-political and cultural development through innovations and inventions in science, medicine and technology.
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The Babcock VC said the University has recorded outstanding performances “bearing testimony to the efficacy of our educational philosophy and pedagogical approach.”
He spoke further: “Currently, the university is running 32 programs fully accredited by the National Universities Commission, NUC, as well as international bodies such as International Board of Education, IBE, and Accrediting Association of Adventists, AAA.
“These bodies ensure that we remain locally and nationally relevant and at the same time, uniquely globally competitive and internationally renowned.
“Our latest accolades was when one of our second class upper students, Muyiwa Abiru, emerged as the overall best graduate in Nigeria bar examinations in 2019.”