The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba
has said it had no knowledge of the #SaveMayowa fund raising campaign.
LUTH in a statement on Friday, however, admitted that Mayowa Ahmed is an old patient of the hospital.
It stated that Ahmed had been diagnosed with an abdominal mass had
been previously examined by three specialists at the teaching hospital.
The statement read, “Mayowa Ahmed is an old patient of LUTH who has been on treatment for another condition.
“This 31-year-old lady came into the Private Wing of LUTH on Monday,
25th July, 2016 with a history and clinical features of an
intra-abdominal mass. The family and the patient brought along some
results of laboratory investigations ordered and done from outside LUTH.
“Three different specialists were invited to review Mayowa. The
Gynaecologist, Oncologist and Haematologist all arrived at a tentative
diagnosis of an abdominal malignancy. They planned to conduct a series
of fresh tests to confirm the definitive diagnosis, since the earlier
tests were neither requested nor authorised by any doctor from LUTH.
“The family, however, requested to fly Miss Ahmed outside the country
barely 24 hours after her admission in LUTH, thus stalling all the
planned investigations meant to arrive at a definitive diagnosis.
“We were able to transfuse her with much-needed blood only after lots
of persuasion where the family was told point blank that it was risky
for her to travel by air, given her low blood count.
“Today is the third day after admission and a definitive diagnosis
has not yet been made while the relations insist, on their own, to carry
her abroad.
“LUTH has only dealt with Miss Ahmed and her relations throughout her
stay and not with any other third party. Contrary to any circulating
information, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital did not refer Miss
Ahmed overseas and the institution is not involved with any fund-raising
activity or activist on her behalf.”
The hospital in the statement said that the matter had to be reported
to the police due to disturbance and commotion in the hospital by third
parties and the patient’s relatives on Thursday.
“Both parties are presently with the police and we urge the general
public to patiently await the outcome of the ongoing police
investigations.
“We also enjoin the good-natured public, our caring pressmen and all
philanthropists to seek the expert opinions in Nigeria if we want to
maximise the gains of their concerted efforts and selfless contribution
towards alleviating the suffering of fellow Nigerians.”
Source:The Punch
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