(http://fmi.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Onyebuchi-Chukwu1-300x224.jpg) The Federal Medical Centre Abakaliki has been upgraded to a teaching hospital, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has said.
While speaking at the mid-term report of achievements of the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Prof. Onyebuchi said the ministerial committee for under locking private sector potentials for the establishment of world class specialist hospital and high-end diagnostic centres has been developed.
According to him, each of the six geo-political zones of the country will have such hospitals established in their areas.
He said, already equipments for some of the hospitals which will be released for installation and improvement of service delivery in the hospital services, have arrived in the country.
He announced that establishment of Geriatric Units in the Federal Tertiary Hospitals and secondary hospitals are in the pipeline; while that of the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan has been commissioned.
On heart surgery, the Minister said that the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Teaching Hospital has resumed work after eight years of being out of work on heart surgery.
He said the Jonathan administration has boasted health care delivery as three teaching hospitals namely: University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, and St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos which he said, have carried out kidney transplants in 2012, alone.
According to Onyebuchi, the Ministry has continued to ensure that Nigerians got screened for cancer treatment especially in the areas of breast, cervix and prostrate by establishing new screening centres in Gusau, Portharcourt, Abakaliki, Keffi, Ebute Metta and Bauchi.
On polio eradication, the Minister said the President has approved the increment of funding of polio eradication activities to 4.7billion Naira with a further commitment of 2.5 Billion Naira.
Via: Federal Ministry of Information (FMI) Nigeria