President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given approval for the enhancement of health infrastructure in teaching hospitals across all six geo-political zones in Nigeria, according to a statement by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale on Friday.
The upgrade is anticipated to be completed within a timeframe ranging from 12 to 18 months. The benefiting facilities include the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, University of Nigeria (Nsukka) Teaching Hospital, Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, University of Jos Teaching Hospital, and Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Furthermore, the President has sanctioned the expansion of critical healthcare services in the fields of radiology, clinical pathology, medical and radiation oncology, and cardiac catheterization in ten hospitals nationwide. These hospitals, categorized by regions and respective healthcare services, are as follows:
1. North-West: Reference Hospital, Kaduna — (Radiology, clinical pathology, medical and radiation oncology)
2. South-East: Medical Diagnostic Centre Complex, Enugu — (Radiology, clinical pathology, medical & radiation oncology)
3. North-West: Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto — (Diagnostic and interventional radiology, clinical pathology, and cardiac catheterization)
4. South-West: University College Hospital, Ibadan — (Diagnostic and Intervention radiology, clinical pathology, and cardiac catheterization)
5. South-South: University of Uyo Teaching Hospital — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
6. North-East: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
7. South-South: Federal Medical Centre, Asaba — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
8. North-Central: Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre Complex, Ilorin — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
9. North-Central: Jos University Teaching Hospital — (Radiology and clinical pathology)
10. North-East: Federal Medical Centre, Nguru — (Radiology and clinical pathology)