The healthcare system in Nigeria got a huge commendation when CNN journalist, Isha Sesay, revealed that doctors and nurses at Lagoon Hospital in Apapa, Lagos saved her mother’s life.

In messages posted on Twitter, the 41-year-old said she turned to Nigeria when Sierra Leone, her country of descent, could not provide the needed medical attention.

Her mother, Dr Kadi Sesay, a former lecturer at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, was an adviser to former military ruler, Valentine Strasser, who presided over the West African country from April 29, 1992 to January 16, 1996.

The poor state of healthcare in her country, However, meant a citizen of Dr Sesay’s stature did not have access to quality treatment.

“When my mother took ill in Sierra Leone last December, I had to take her to Nigeria. I’m so grateful for Nigerian nurses and doctors who saved her life,” Sesay said in one of her tweets.

Although she did not disclose the nature of her mother’s illness, the US-based CNN employee, who has since acquired a British citizenship, said the treatment was carried out at Lagoon Hospital where the patient was in the intensive care unit for three months.

This is not the first time a hospital in Lagos will receive foreign commendation for exemplary service.

Doctors and nurses of First Foundation Hospital in Obalende wrote their names into medical folklore for their prompt intervention in preventing the spread of the Ebola virus in 2014.

The heroics of the medical team led by Dr Stella Adadevoh, who tragically lost her life along with a few other, is told in the film 93 Days which was produced with assistance from Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.

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