TOWARDS improving skills of Nigerian medical doctors, Mansard Insurance Plc is annually funding postgraduate Fellowships in General Urology at the Pan-African Urological Surgeons Association's
Initiative for Urological Training in Africa, PIUTA, Ibadan Centre, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Presenting the cheque to the Association at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, the CEO, Mansard Health Limited, Mr. Tope Adeniyi, reiterated commitment to promotion of overall well-being of the customer base and the larger society via aiding the delivery of quality, affordable and technology-driven healthcare solutions.
In 2013, the outfit funded training fellowships in Urology, sponsoring four resident doctors of the UCH to the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA) conference in Accra, Ghana.
A travel awardee, Dr. Ijeoma Chibuzo won the Best Paper Award entitled:"The UCH Bladder Manikin" - an innovative home-grown model designed by urologists at the UCH to train doctors on how to drain the bladder during emergency.
Ten other s were awarded MANSARD-PIUTA Fellowship Research Grants for various studies in Epidemiological/Translational, basic and clinical science research projects.
On behalf of PIUTA, Professor Olapade-Olaopa said the support and commitment to PIUTA will go a long way breaking new grounds in public health research.
Source Vanguard
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