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The Akwa Ibom state University Teaching Hospital started by the immediate past administration of Mr. Udom Emmanuel, will complement the services of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) at completion, Governor Umo Eno has said.
He stated during his interaction with the management staff of UUTH on a courtesy visit at Government House, Tuesday, that work on the completion of the medical facility located in ONNA is being intensified.
He described as alarming, the volume of traffic to the UUTH by patients and traced the upsurge to the institution being the only facility that provides services at the tertiary level to the public.
He acknowledged that despite the facility’s federal status, the state government has been unrelenting in its assistance in terms of structures and services to enable it cater for the health needs of the people of the state.
“The state is preparing to establish its Teaching Hospital and we are working very hard to see if we can give you respite by having two Teaching Hospitals in the state.
“The beauty of it is that it will complement the services of UUTH and since doctors are not many, you will be the ones to consult for us and we will always come calling for your assistance to help us.”
Governor Eno appealed to companies and donor agencies to help fast-track the establishment of model healthcare institutions across the state, assuring that ambulance services would be put in place in the local government areas and strategic locations in the state capital for enhanced healthcare services as promised the people during his electioneering campaign.
The governor hinted that capacity- building in the health sector would receive primal consideration as health staff would be trained and employed as modalities have been put in place for the commencement of the Health Insurance Scheme before the end of the year.
