Zankli Hospital boss dies at National Hospital

Foremost Abuja doctor and Chairman of Zankli Medical Center in Mabushi area of Abuja, on Prof. Loveth Lawson Monday morning died at the National Hospital, Abuja aged 72.

The retired Professor of Infectious Disease at Bingham University, Auta in Nasarawa State, studied and obtained a PHD in Tropical Medicine at the Liverpool University.

Prior to his retirement from the University in 2018, the Professor built and donated a sophisticated laboratory to Bingham University. Several researches and investigations from the Northern part of Nigeria have been carried out in the lab famed for its high tech equipment.

Prof. Lawson earlier practiced at New Crescent Hospital, Jos where he was Medical Director from 1977-1990. That was before he set up Zankli hospital in Abuja in 1990.

He and his wife, Funke (a Consultant Pediatrician) built Zankli Hospital to be the most consulted private clinic for children in the Federal Capital Territory

The cause of his death has not been made public.

One of his students wrote on social media: “This is just a shocker. A man full of wisdom and inspiration. One of the people in my life that makes practicing medicine worth it. You are truly an inspiration to medical students in Bingham. Your generosity was also inspiring. A father, husband, a Doctor, a man full of passion for teaching and engaging his students. I am thankful I had the opportunity to learn under you and know a little about you. May your soul rest in peace”.