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Pain and Palliative Medicine

December 28, 2017 by

The Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine is the youngest department in the hospital but the first of its kind in any Nigerian hospital. Staffed by a consultant, a specialist registrar, a medical officer, 2 palliative care nurses and 4 administrative support officers, the department also boasts of an hospice care facility for patients who require palliative care.

Services Provided

  • Hospice and palliative care services for cancer and HIV/AIDS patients, pain and symptom control, care and support
  • HIV Clinic
  • Day care hospice,
  • Home-based palliative care, grief and bereavement care, family support
  • Community outreach, education, training and research

Head of Department: Dr. Oyebola Folaju O. (MBBS, DAWACS, MSc. (Pharmacology & Therapeutics), MPhil Palliative Medicine (UCT))

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