Nigerian Health Minister joins Indian Doctors for Polio Surgeries

Nigeria's Honourable Federal Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu joined the team of Indian doctors working in Abuja, to conduct a polio corrective surgery on a six years old girl stricken with polio.  Abdurashid Ahmad from Zamfara state was being prepared for surgery by Dr. Amod when honorable minister arrived to join him in the operation theatre. 

Prof Chukwu is an orthopedic surgeon and a Rotarian, who considered it his duty to join his colleagues from India to underline his government's commitment and that of the Rotarians in the country to end polio from their country.  

This was a superb gesture on his part having kept his promise to the team of Indian doctors a day earlier during the grand reception he had hosted for us at Hotel Sheraton over dinner.  On being persuaded by Past Rotary International President Rajendra K. Saboo to join in the surgery being an accomplished orthopedic surgeon himself, he consented graciously. 

 "By next year we shall be able to stop the spread of wild polio virus in the country, and would be sending out our teams to jointly with Indian team of doctors to other countries to combat polio," he asserted thanking Rotarian doctors of India for joining in the cause.

Hon'ble Minister with PDG Dr. Deepak Purohit and Past Rotary International President Raja Saboo.  DG Girish Gune, the team leader, can be seen standing behind Dr Deepak Purohit.