Abia Govt Urges Residents to Utilise Nenu Specialist Hospital for their Healthcare Needs

The Abia State government has called on residents of Obingwa and its environs to effectively make use of the Nenu Specialist Hospital for their healthcare needs.

The Specialist hospital an annex of Abịa State University Teaching Hospital and it’s located at Nenu in Obingwa Local Government Area of the State.

The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ogbonnaya Uche made the call during a facility tour of the hospital.

Uche, who was represented by the Chief Medical Director of Abịa State University Teaching Hospital Aba, Prof. Uzoma Nduka, said the edifice has expanded beyond what was envisioned at the inception of the partnership through the signing of an MoU between ABSUTH and Nenu community on the specialist hospital.

He commended the reception of the community from inception till date as the people continue supporting them.

He disclosed that from inception of the partnership, ABSUTH has scaled through all their accreditations, and described the partnership as one that has yielded desired results and as such, has come to stay.

While itemizing sophisticated equipment in the hospital to include ECG, theatre, labour Ward, ultrasound Scan, among others, he argued that such equipment are not commonly seen in most hospitals in a rural setting

He therefore encouraged Nenu people, as well as people from the environs to make use of the facility, stressing that they cannot have such and would not utilize the healthcare services it offers.

Speaking, the Mayor, Obingwa Local Government Area, Maxwell Nwadike, said he saw remarkable updates from what he saw the last time he was there and described it as transformative improvement.

Nwadike commended the entire community, particularly, Dr. Chris Akomas for the edifice, saying that one can hardly see this type in any local government area.

He expressed the hope that the people of the area and environs will utilize services rendered in the hospital, adding that the community will soon witness a rise in medical tourism of the area.

The Mayor described Dr. Chris Akomas, the current National Chairman of Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria, as an Iroko tree that needs to remain standing for a long time to come because of his inputs in the development of his community.

In his remarks during the occasion, the National Chairman of Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria, Dr. Chris Akomas expressed gratitude to God for the collective efforts and support of Nenu people.

Dr. Akomas emphasised that the vision is getting clearer, with an Automated Laboratory that is functional, as well as a pharmacy stocked with drugs, in place, even as he described what is on ground as wonderful.

The former deputy governor in Abia state promised that other equipment like MRI, is billed to be installed very soon and urged people to make use of the best medical services at the hospital.

He disclosed that the vision of the health facility started very early when he told them that the facility would not only be a health Centre but also a General Hospital.