SDGs OFFICE TO COMPLETE 120 BED CAPACITY HOSPITAL IN EBONYI
REPORTER: AMECHI ODO
Ebonyi State Government says one hundred and twenty bed capacity hospital about to be completed in the state by the Federal Government will extend its drive for a viable health sector and reduction in medical tourism outside the country.
The Commissioner for Health in the State, Dr. Daniel Umezurike, stated this during an inspection tour of the health facility sited at Ebonyi State King David University of Medical Sciences Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area.
The one hundred and twenty bed capacity heath facility is being constructed by the Federal Government through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Office Abuja at the cost of over two hundred million Naira.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Umezurike, who inspected the facility with a Team from the Sustainable Development Goals Office, explained that the project when completed would complement medical services to be rendered by the University of Medical Sciences Uburu.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for lending support to state government’s investment in the health sector, noting that the Hospital would provide effective health delivery to people when completed.
The Special Assistant to the State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr. Ngozi Obichukwu, who led the team explained that the project was conceptualized in line with SDG 3 to render secondary and tertiary health services to the people.
Dr. Obichukwu noted that there were other projects being undertaken by the SDG office in the state, including boreholes being drilled in Ebonyi North and Central zones as well as renovation of some primary schools.
The Project Manager, Mr. Kazzim Abdulrashed, assured the Federal and State governments that the hospital would be delivered as expected.
