Fire Victims: UITH inaugurates Burn Intensive Care Unit

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) inaugurated the Batuli Ajiferuke Shagagya Burn Intensive Care Unit on Thursday for optimal care of fire victims.

Supreme News reports that the unit is expected to save lives and promote healing and recovery from fire injuries.

The Chief Medical Director of UITH, Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, said during the inauguration that the clinical building was built and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, donated by Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya, an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Dasilva explained that “the unit is a stand-alone comprehensive unit with specialised medical facilitiesthat will provide advanced care to patients who have sustained severe burns.

“The facility is to be manned by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including burn surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, behavioural scientists, and physical therapists.”

The CMD commended Shagaya for responding to the yearnings of the hospital while appealing to the federal government and other stakeholders to invest in the health sector.

He also applauded Gov. AbdulRaham AbdulRazaq of Kwara for upgrading the General Hospital to the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina El-Imam, said that burn injuries are among the most severe medical challenges.

According to her, this is a monumental step forward in providing comprehensive healthcare to burn victims in the state.

In his remarks, Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya, the donor of the burn unit, said that the project was inspired by the pain he suffered when he lost his grandmother to a burn injury.

According to him, the burn unit is a monument of resilience, a symbol of determination to overcome adversity and transform experience into opportunities for growth and healing.