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Things to know about surgeon who led Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery
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Professor Obi Davies-Ekwenna, the Managing Director of Robo Medics and founder and Chief Executive Officer of RoboMed Global Inc., is a professor of urology and transplant surgery who has been involved in pioneering robotic surgical programmes in Nigeria and West Africa. Davies-Ekwenna led the team that performed Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery, remotely operating on a
- Professor Obi Davies-Ekwenna, the Managing Director of Robo Medics and founder and Chief Executive Officer of RoboMed Global Inc., is a professor of urology and transplant surgery who has been involved in pioneering robotic surgical programmes in Nigeria and West Africa. Davie...
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- Things to know about surgeon who led Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery
- MTN, Gates Foundation launch AI initiative to improve maternal healthcare in Nigeria
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Things to know about surgeon who led Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery
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Professor Obi Davies-Ekwenna, the Managing Director of Robo Medics and founder and Chief Executive Officer of RoboMed Global Inc., is a professor of
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- 1h agoPremium Times Nigeria: MTN, Gates Foundation launch AI initiative to improve maternal healthcare in Nigeria
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