Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commissioned Type-3 Primary Healthcare Centres(PHCs) across the three senatorial zone in the state, aimed at providing quality healthcare services to the people.
Commissioning the facilities at the Primary Healthcare centres at Adani, Uzo-Uwani L.G.A, Agbogugu in Awgu L.G A and and Nara-Unateze in Nkanu -East local government area, respectively, Governor Mbah , who was represented by the Secretary to the state Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, said the healthcare centres were fully equipped with diagnostic equipment and staff that would provide 24 hours services.
He said, “,this is the beginning of so many commissioning that will take place in Enugu in the months ahead. This will also set the pace for the 260 Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centres.
“Enugu State is geared to ensure that all our citizens are healthy so that we can all join the prosperity agenda of our administration in developing our GDP and growing our economy from $4.4 billion to $30 billion over the next 7 years,” Gov Mbah said.
He added that the healthcare centres will offer services such as full blood count, pregnancy test, birth delivery, malaria, kidney function test, genotype, HIV, blood group, thyroid function test, blood glucose, hepatitis B & C, syphilis, H. pylori, culture (urine, stool), ESR, glycated hemoglobin, among other medical services.
Pix: Some of the equipment
He added that the healthcare centres which have 15 KVA solar power systems that would provide 24/7 power supply with fully digitalized electronic medical record system, also have lab equipment such as channel electrocardiogram machines, modern patient vital sign monitors, nebulizers, oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, sterilizing unit sets, commodes, suction machines, basic resuscitation sets, among others.
Gov Mbah said the Healthcare Centres have staff quarters where medical doctors, nurses and other medical personnel would live to enable them provide uninterrupted medical treatments.
Speaking , the Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENPHCDA), Dr Ifeyinwa Ani-Osheku, commended the governor for resuscitating the heath sector through huge investment on ultra-modern facilities that would provide some of the best services in line with global best practices.
She described the health facilities as advanced healthcare system where patients living in rural areas would have the same opportunities and treatments as their counterparts in urban areas.
She said they have standard delivery units for expectant mothers, antenatal section that would discourage pregnant women from visiting traditional ßth attendants, adolescent healthcare units, fully-equipped pharmacy, theatres as well as male and female wards.
Ani- Osheku added that the health centers had equipment that can handle complex health issues. She urged people in the areas to avail themselves of the opportunity provided by the Mbah administration to access quality healthcare services.
Also speaking at Agbogugu, the WHO State Coordinator, Dr Ugwu Adaeze, called on pregnant women, nursing mothers and the general public to access the services the facilities had offered them.
She assured WHO’s continued partnership with the state government ,urging women to visit the centres for immunization of their children.
The Local Government chairmen, Uche Okolo(Awgu), Hon Sydney Okechukwu,( Nkanu East) and Ezeugwu of Uzo-Uwani thanked Governor Mbah for improving services in the health sector. They assured provision of adequate security for the staff and the facilities at the Health centres.
Author: Maureen Ikpeama