Six geopolitical zones in the nation would get an immediate improvement of sixteen health facilities, as agreed by President Bola Tinubu.
The president issued an order for the institutions’ equipment and infrastructure to be improved right now.
The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in Zaria and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Surulere are two of the institutes.
Six teaching hospitals have been designated to receive oncology and nuclear medicine centers during the next 12 to 18 months, with each center to be established separately.
The modernisations are “in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the health and social welfare sector…to ensure that world-class cancer diagnosis and care is accessible…to all Nigerians,” said the Presidency in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
“President Tinubu approves immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones,” reads the announcement.
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State; University of Nigeria (Nsukka) Teaching Hospital, Enugu State; Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina; and University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Plateau State are the other four teaching hospitals in addition to LUTH and ABUTH.
Additionally, Tinubu approved the extension of vital health care services at ten hospitals located throughout all geopolitical zones. These projects included cardiac catheterization, clinical pathology, radiology, medicine, and radiation oncology.
They are Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto (North-West) — diagnostic and intervention radiology, clinical pathology, and cardiac catheterization; University College Hospital, Ibadan (South-West) — diagnostic and intervention radiology, clinical pathology, and cardiac catheterization; Reference Hospital, Kaduna (North-West) — (radiology, clinical pathology, medical and radiation oncology); and University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Enugu (South-East) — Radiology, clinical pathology, medical and radiation oncology.
Others are Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi (North-East) — Radiology and clinical pathology, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba (South-South) — Radiology and clinical pathology, Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre Complex, Ilorin (North-Central) — Radiology and clinical pathology, Jos University Teaching Hospital (North-Central) — Radiology and clinical pathology and Federal Medical Centre, Nguru (North-East) — Radiology and clinical pathology.