…Carries Out First OI Corrective Surgery In Nigeria
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Nigeria, OIFN, says its high time the Nigerian government and the philanthropic public rise up and support OI patients in Nigeria.
According to Tarela Aghanti, founder of OIFN, there is no better time to ensure that individuals who are OI sufferers get adequate support from government.
Tarela Aghanti, says that the essence of the OIFN Conference was to to create awareness to the general public.
“Basically our main aim was to create awareness and to get the government to sponsor surgeries of OI children. Our expectations was to cut across to the government and the general public to let them know OI is just a medical condition and not witchcraft, we need to show the children love, affection and assure them they can live normal lives.
The conference was pioneering as the foundation carried out the first OI corrective surgery.
Aghanti says the surgeries were successful. “We thank God and the foreign expatriate and the doctors on ground they all did a wonderful job.
The foundation informed that the OI conference has always being an annual event but the corrective surgery was the first in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Expressing gratitude to the fly in experts programme run by Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe and Norsk Forening for Osteogenesis Imperfecta (NFOI), and to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Network for fundraising and supporting Ed’s incredible; foe the life-changing surgery, enabling have this long-awaited OI corrective surgery.
And to Dr Adolfredo and Dr Carlos who successfully performed the whole surgical procedure. The team and the administration team for their relentless effort towards the achievement of this enormous success.
Tarela concludes that: “Our aim and goal is to see more corrective surgery being done and to see the government provide more facilities and support children with OI condition.
OIFN will keep supporting children with OI condition, children with disability by keeping the smile on their faces.
Informing that OIFN’s agenda for next year there is: “To be distribute mobility aids of all kinds along side our conference, date and time would be duely announced”.
