Chief Medical Director Urges Government To Better Fund The University College Hospital Ibadan

In commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, the Chief Medical Director, Professor Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, had identified the need for advanced technologies as a means to curtail medical tourism..

The Chief Medical Director, disclosed this during the press conference in commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of University College Hospital, Ibadan.

The themed of the anniversary is “Happy Staff, Healthy People”, where Professor Otegbayo highlighted the achievements the hospital has recorded since onset of his administration as the Chief Medical Director.

According to him since assumed office, University College Hospital Ibadan, have witnessed the commissioning of new innovations, re-development and expansion of services to the public; the renovation and equipping of the main theatre, the intensive care unit, the accident and emergency theatre, universal laboratory, chemical pathology laboratory, departmental offices among other achievement.

TheChief Medical Director mentioned the re-occurrence of COVID-19 across the world, and that such is yet to be recorded at the University College Hospital.

He however, called on the government to further fund the hospital to address the challenges in the health system and as well foster the continuity in services provided by the hospital.

The press conference had in attendance top management officials of the University College Hospital like Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee and Director of Clinical Services, Research and Training, Dr Abiodun M. Adeoye; Director of Administration, Mr Stephen Olubusayo Oladejo; Director of Finance and Accounts, Mrs Juliana Oluyemisi Matthew; Deputy Chairman MAC, Dr Agunloye Atinuke Monsurat among others.