FG unveils new ICU complex, oxygen plant in Ebonyi Fistula centre

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki

The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Daju Kachollom has unveiled ultra-modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) , Maternity and Oxygen plant at National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC), Ebonyi State.

Kachollom while commissioning the edifice commended the management team of NOFIC for its efficient and effective transformation of the hospital.

She said that hospital being the first Fistula centre in Nigeria has saved many lives of women and others since inspection.

“I’m impressed in what I saw in the hospital the facilities and infrastructure. Ebonyi has grown passed other state in terms of equipment and facilities. I charge you people for service delivery and treat patients with utmost care”.

The Medical Director of NOFIC Prof Johnson Akuma Obuna said that the new ICU complex band oxygen plant were geared towards achieving some mandates such as prevention of Fistula, manpower development/training and free treatment.

He said that the new maternity complex has been fully funded while the oxygen plant which is fully functional producing about 96 cylinders of 40 cubic centimeters each per day.

Obuna said that the hospital sully oxygen to neighboring hospitals and generate revenue for the hospital, saying the the oxygen will be piped to all the wards.

The Medical Director appealed the federal government for intervention fund to re-asphalt the premises of the hospital which he said has collapsed.

Other demands by MD include; “release of funds to complete the ongoing projects which will give us a big sigh of relief as we are suffering from accommodation problem. Intervention fund to develop our permanent site 20 hectares of land graciously donated to our centre by the host community of Abakaliki”.

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