From Uchenna Ezeadigwe
Awka
Anambra state Governor, Dr. Willie Obiano has praised the Medical Director Apex Multi Specialty Hospital, Awka, Professor Uchenna Nwosu and Board of Directors for listening to the State government’s clarion call on think-home philosophy.
The Governor gave the compliments through the State Head of Service, Barrister Harry Udu, during the commissioning of Neurosurgery and Intensive Care Units of the hospital in Awka.
According to Governor Obiano, Anambra citizens are now keying into the Akuluo Uno call by establishing their businesses in the State while noting that the units will complement what his administration has put in place, such as the Oxygen plant at Amaku, Awka, Anambra Health Insurance Scheme among other measures to improve health conditions of the people of Anambra.
Speaking earlier during the inauguration, the Medical Director of Apex Multi Specialty Hospital, Mr. Nwosu, who is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, noted that with the addition of Neurosurgery and Intensive Care Units to the hospital, citizens of Anambra State and beyond who need close attention following severe illnesses and unconsciousness can now get a chance for life, while victims of major brain and spinal cord injuries can now avail themselves of the much needed services of Neurosurgeons at various units of the hospital.
Nwosu thanked Governor Obiano for the vision of establishing an Oxygen plant in the State, noting that the Oxygen plant will ensure supply of life saving Oxygen to every hospital bed at all times.
Chairman of the occasion, and first Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Pius Ezeife, said the akuluo uno initiative by the benefactor is now a gesture to reckon with, and has triggered development of quality rural healthcare delivery and health education, which are now available at Apex Multi Specialty hospital, Awka.
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