Abia Govt Pushes For 3 Tertiary Healthcare Facilities

Abia State commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Uche, says the government plans to establish a tertiary healthcare facility in each of the state’s three senatorial districts.
Uche stated this to newsmen after the governor, Dr Alex Otti flaged off the reconstruction of Umunnato General Hospital, Alayi in Bende local government area of the state.
“This hospital was initially established in 1962. At that time, it was serving the whole of Abia North. Unfortunately, for 40 years, it has been abandoned,” according to him.
He said this in infulfilment of the governor’s campaign promise that the districts would have such facility to serve as a referral centres for specialized medical care. ...