The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Professor Darlington Ewaen Obaseki, yesterday delivered the 296th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Benin.
The estimated cost of the surgery, including travelling expenses, is N7 million. Little Omosefe has since birth been in pains and suffering from a medical condition called Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD).
Her mother, Mrs Ruth Ugbo, said after Omosefe’s delivery, it was observed that she had a hole in the heart, which may lead to the baby’s death if not corrected. x
“We were told we need a corrective surgery in India so that she can have a chance of survival,” she said.
The baby’s medical report, signed by her consultant, a paediatrician and paediatric cardiologist at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Wilson Sadoh, confirmed the condition.