South East
Gov. Obiano Assures On Doctors Quarters In Anambra
Anambra State Governor,
Chief Willie Obiano, has given assurance that he would build staff quarters to provide accommodation within the hospitals for doctors and nurses in the 37 general hospitals across the state.
He said Onitsha, Enugwu-ukwu and Ekwulobia General hospitals would be upgraded to provide comprehensive healthcare in the three senatorial zones.
The governor made this known while inspecting a staff quarters project at the General Hospital, Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area. He observed that the one-storey building comprising of four and three bedroom flats would be replicated in all the general hospitals in the state within two years. Governor Obiano explained that his government considered the provision of accommodation to medical staff very important for the general well being of Ndi Anambra.
According to Obiano, “housing doctors and nurses within the hospital premises would enable them provide regular services to the people and respond promptly to emergencies.”
The Chief Medical Officer of the hospital, Dr. NnamdiUliagbafusi, requested the governor’s intervention in providing electricity and building perimeter fencing as well as resuscitating the collapsed borehole in the area.
Also speaking, a community leader, Chief ChudiAnyaeji, expressed gratitude to the governor for his various interventions in the area and assured that members of the community were expressing support for his administration.
In a related development Governor Obiano inaugurated the distribution of multi-million naira hospital equipment, drugs and educational materials to various primary health centres and schools.