As she laments the country’s response to cardiac surgery and care, First Lady Aisha Buhari has made an important request of the federal government and private sector.
In her speech today at a luncheon honoring beneficiaries of the Aisha Buhari Foundation’s recent cardiac mission in Abuja, the President’s wife urged the government to subsidize the high cost of cardiac interventions and spend more on personnel training and equipment procurement.
WITHIN NIGERIA understands that the First Lady’s request was reiterated in a statement issued by her ‘office”s Director of Information, Suleiman Haruna.
A year ago, I conceived the idea of providing free heart surgeries and interventions to Nigerians in need of such care. Through my organization, the Aisha Buhari Foundation, we partnered with an international surgical team, the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, and other institutions to fulfil this dream, Aisha Buhari said.
The mission, according to the First Lady, was designed to give hope to those in need, particularly children with critical heart conditions.
She praised the medical personnel’s efforts and sacrifices both during and after the mission.
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