President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the green light for the enhancement of health infrastructure in teaching hospitals across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones, with completion expected within 12 to 18 months.
According to Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, University of Nigeria (Nsukka) Teaching Hospital, Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina, University of Jos Teaching Hospital, and Lagos University Teaching Hospital are among the facilities set to benefit from the upgrade.
In addition, the president has sanctioned the expansion of critical healthcare services including radiology, clinical pathology, medical and radiation oncology, and cardiac catheterization in ten hospitals nationwide. The selected hospitals and their respective enhanced services are as follows:
– North-West: Reference Hospital, Kaduna — (Radiology, clinical pathology, medical and radiation oncology)
– South-East: Medical Diagnostic Centre Complex, Enugu — (Radiology, clinical pathology, medical & radiation oncology)
– North-West: Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto — (Diagnostic and interventional radiology, clinical pathology, and cardiac catheterization)
– South-West: University College Hospital, Ibadan — (Diagnostic and Intervention radiology, clinical pathology, and cardiac catheterization)
– South-South: University of Uyo Teaching Hospital — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
– North-East: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
– South-South: Federal Medical Centre, Asaba — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
– North-Central: Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre Complex, Ilorin — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
– North-Central: Jos University Teaching Hospital — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
– North-East: Federal Medical Centre, Nguru — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
This significant development is poised to greatly impact the healthcare landscape in Nigeria, marking a significant step towards improving access to quality healthcare services across the country.
