29Oct, 2019

School Debate Marking World Sight Day

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In marking the World Sight Day celebration in National Eye Centre, Kaduna, two schools debated on the topic “The Eye is the most important part of the body”. The schools in the debate competition were Kaduna Capital School and Zamani College, Kaduna.
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17Oct, 2019

NEC Conducts Medical Outreach Marking World Sight Day

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As part of activities marking the 2019 World Sight Day celebration, the National Eye Centre was at the Kaduna Capital School where students and teachers were screened for eye issues free of charge. The Centre also in conjunction with other hospitals carried out medical outreach at the Secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The outreach, organized for journalists, and other members of the public was in collaboration with Nigerian Newspapers’ Chapel of the NUJ Kaduna branch.     
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8Oct, 2019

World Sight Day 2019

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The Management of National Eye Centre, Kaduna and Association of Resident Doctors invites the general public for free eye screening, cataract surgery and public enlightenment at the Centre to commemorate World Sight Day on the 10th of October, 2019
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29Aug, 2019

CMD receives award from MHWUN

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The Chief Medical Director of National Eye Centre, Kaduna, Dr. Mahmoud Alhassan received an award of excellence by the National headquarters of Medical and Health Workers Union, Nigeria (MHWUN), Abuja on the 28th of August, 2019.
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7Aug, 2019

Glaucoma and Vitreo-retina Specialists in NEC

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Drs Mohammad Ibn Abdul Malek and Bipul Kumar De Sarker, a vitreo-retina and glaucoma specialist respectively visited National Eye Centre, Kaduna on 5th August, 2019 to provide training and specialist guidance to Centre’s doctors. The duo were invited by Centre’s management to further enhance the efficiency of the Centre’s specialists in the respective fields.
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22Jul, 2019

Taking A Good Look At NEC

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The recent case involving some patients of the National Eye Centre Kaduna who were unable to see for about two weeks but later regained their sights came as a big challenge to the centre which mandate is to provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative eye care services to people. The centre is a federal government owned eye hospital commissioned to start full operations in December 1992 as part of government’s response to increasing incidences of eye health issues among Nigerians. While the hospital has carried out this function over the years, […]
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15Jul, 2019

Senate Hails NEC As Avastin Patients Regain Sight

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The Senate ad-hoc committee on use of Avastin injection at National Eye Center Kaduna has commended the professional procedure adopted in handling the victims of the drugs after it was administered on them. Chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Edo South Senatorial District stated this on Thursday after a one on one interaction at National Eye Center with all 10 patients who initially went blind temporally but regained sight. ‘’After listening to the Chief Medical Director, Doctors, the Pharmacist and above all and the patients we must honestly […]
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24Jun, 2019

Relief As Eye Centre Patients Regain Sight

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There is relief and excitement at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna as nine of the ten patients who went blind after receiving an injection have regained their sight. While some have been discharged, others are still recuperating in the hospital.
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