The Lagos University Teaching Hospital has partnered the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States, on capacity building, research and treatment of non-communicable diseases.
The institution says the aim of the partnership is to increase the survival rate of patients battling with cancers, hypertension, heart diseases, chronic lungs illness, cardiovascular diseases among others.
Speaking at an event in LUTH, The Dean University of Maryland School of Medicine, Professor Mark Gladwin, said the partnership also aimed to improve the overall management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria, adding that the collaboration will cut across health institutions including LUTH, Lagos College of Medicine and Institute of Human Virology in the country.
The Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, believed that the partnership would open an opportunity for the hospital to develop capacity in many areas and thereby increase the chances of sustaining medical professionals in the country.
