technological innovations have eased communication, movement and impacted the work-life environment so much so that things hitherto perceived as impossible are now easy-to-do.
The implant, according to a journal by Nature Medicine, was worked on by a team of 69 medical experts. The journal noted, “Epidural Electrical Stimulation is delivered with multielectrode paddle leads that were originally designed to target the dorsal column of the spinal cord.
Data from America’s National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Centre revealed that about 294,000 people live with spinal cord injury and about 17,810 people have new spinal injuries every year. It further noted that motor vehicle road accidents accounted for 43.9 per cent of the cases while 8.3 per cent were passenger road traffic accidents and 18.9 per cent were caused by degenerative spine disease.
“Though the government is not positioned to provide such aggregate readymade in Nigeria, this awareness provides a ray of hope for paraplegics in the country that something can be done to change their state. If it is actualised and it is practical, proven and reliable, I would like to insinuate that there would be some Nigerians that would afford it and begin to access the facility.”
He decried lack of funding for the care of those suffering spinal cord injuries and the limited number of skilled hands and facilities, noting that the development caused a delay in remedying those whose spinal cord could still be treated.
Hope for uncle Yinka
The headline makes it seem as if the 69 scientists are Nigerians. Disgraceful.
Can we afford it
Hope? Or what did you say
House of Joy: WE NEED AN EPIPHANY BY BISHOP TD JAKES
Good project
Go and make the citizens to be happy first