Six Department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra had been accredited to offer ?the National Post Graduate Medical College residence programme in the country.

The institution’s Chief Medical Director, Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, said this?when executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra chapter, visited him?in Nnewi on Tuesday.

The departments are: Microbiology, Morbid Anatomy, Anesthetic, Trauma and Orthopaedic,?Haematology and Laboratory Science.

Igwegbe noted that with the development, the health institution, was poised to produce more resident doctors and services.

According to him, the departments will help to improve services, training and manpower development for the nation in the health sector.

He said work was in progress at the permanent site of the teaching hospital “though not at the rate expected because of paucity of funds to execute the projects’’.

The director assured?the visitors that his administration would bring many positive changes to the health institution.

“We have reduced the cost of our renal dialysis and record about 40 dialysis every month as against 10 due to the high cost. That has increased the rate of dialysis and patronage. “The costs of ex-rays have also been reduced by 20 per cent to enable more people access our services and share from the wealth of experience and expertise in the hospital,” he said.

The Acting Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee of NAUTH, Dr Afiadigwe Evaristus, appealed to Federal Government to release funds to enable the institution move to its permanent site.

“We want greater funds to enable us complete projects at the permanent site. Money was budgeted but how much was released is the question,” he added.

Earlier, the NMA Chairman, Dr Marcel Nnoba, said the visit was to congratulate Igwegbe on his appointment as well as pledge their support to his administration.

Police Caution Officers ON Misuse Of Firearms

The?police on Tuesday warned officers and men against indiscriminate use of fire arms, saying it would no longer tolerate the abuses.

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 9, Mr Tambari Muhammad, said when he visited the Anambra Police Command, Awka, that any policeman, who used arms carelessly, would be arrested and prosecuted.

He decried the high rate of indiscipline among the officers as well as the return of road blocks in the state and stated that his visit to the command was to acquaint himself with formations under his zone, and urged policemen to be dedicated to duty.

Earlier, the Police Commissioner, Ballah Nasarawa, said that the command arrest 97 kidnap suspects and rescued 31 kidnapped victims.

“Within the period under review, the police foiled three kidnapping attempts, killed eight suspected armed robbers, arrested 131 armed robbery suspects and 11 cultists between Jan. 1 and June 24,’’ he said.

He also said that arms recovered include 13 AK47 rifles, 50 other rifles, 4,385 assorted ammunitions, 331 cartridges, 105 magazines and 49 stolen vehicles.