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admin The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has called on the Federal Government to increase funding for the health, hospital infrastructure and regional medical facilities to boost respiratory care.
A communiqué at the end of its 32nd Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference in Lagos State, urged authorities to establish fully equipped regional centres of excellence to improve diagnosis, treatment and research in respiratory medicine.
Signed by the NTS President, Prof. Musa Babashani, and Secretary-General, Dr. Abiona Odeyemi, the communiqué noted that modernising hospital infrastructure is essential to meeting Nigeria’s growing burden of respiratory diseases. It also encouraged hospital administrators to strengthen documentation practices to generate local data that can support emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
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The conference, ‘Harnessing Technology to Advance Equitable Respiratory Care in Nigeria’, examined how technology and AI can transform respiratory and critical care. Delegates agreed that while AI can enhance diagnosis and treatment, it cannot replace healthcare professionals.
A sub-theme of the conference focused on public enlightenment and the drivers of respiratory diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, which included persistent challenges such as the high prevalence of tobacco use, rising rate of lung cancer, poor access to quality healthcare, and low health-insurance coverage.
It noted that many Nigerians lack adequate emergency response knowledge, underscoring the need for widespread CPR training and stronger public health education.
The NTS also renewed its call for expanded public awareness campaigns against tobacco use, describing current tobacco-control efforts as insufficient.
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Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa, represented by his Special Adviser on Technical Matters, David Atuwo, was the special guest of honour, while the keynote address was delivered by Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, USA, Prof. Christian Bime.
