FARMER GOVERNOR UMARU BAGO EXPRESSES SATISFACTION WITH THE REMODELLING OF IBB SOECIALIST HOSPITAL MINNA

Niger state governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing remodelling of IBB Specialist Hospital Minna.

In a statement on Sunday by the CPS,Bologi Ibrahim,the governor inspected the expansion of the hospital and commended the contractors handling the project for a job well done.

Farmer Umaru Bago used the avenue to re affirm the commitment of his administration in revamping the health sector to enable the citizens to have access to quality health care services.

He had earlier declared a state of emergency in the health sector and consequently embarked on rigorous renovations, reconstructions, and remodelling of health institutions across the state.

Part of the statement,”The IBB Specialist Hospital Minna is undergoing total remodelling with areas such as the Emergency/Accident Unit, General Outpatients Department, Intensive Care Unit, Doctors’ Call Rooms/Nurses’ Stations, and VIP Units already completely renovated and equipped with modern medical facilities.

The remodelling of the hospital has also paved the way for a multispecialty clinic patients waiting area with 3 additional Doctors’ consulting rooms and conversion and expansion of the ENT unit to an intensive care unit”

The emergency unit and VIP wards have also been remodelled and equipped with the construction of two semi-detached 2-bedroom doctors’ quarters with a 42,000-litre overhead water tank and reactivation of an additional motorized borehole also completed.

“Other areas covered include the procurement of Elizer machine for blood screening according to the recommendation by the Nigerian National Blood Services, procurement of a New 100 KV generator for the NNPC multipurpose diagnostic center and a 300 KVA transformer amongst several other machines”the statement concluded