Gov Udom Emmanuel Completes New General Hospital

The New General Hospital is also partly powered by solar energy. . .

The Governor of Akwa Ibom state says his government has completed the New Ikot Ekpene General Hospital.

The governor made this known to the public through a post published on his official Facebook page.

Part of the The post reads; “The New Ikot Ekpene General Hospital is ready for inauguration today. I had promised to establish, remodel or renovate secondary health facilities (General Hospitals) across the ten Federal Constituencies in my state. This has been achieved.”

The governor also stated that his administration had previously commissioned those in Etinan, Eket, Awa, Iquita, Oron, Ikono, Ituk Mbang, and Ikot Okoro.

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“Our proactive approach to healthcare delivery had seen us establish and equip the ICU at the Ibom Specialist Hospital, which became a saving grace when the Covid-19 first hit our shores and later the construction of the 300-Bed Infectious Disease Control Centre in Ituk Mbang, complete with a gas plant which is one of the largest in the nation.” He said.

One interesting part of this building is that it’s integrated with solar system as an alternative source of energy. What this means is that the hospital wouldn’t need to run their generator all the time since. Sometimes, the hospital will run on its solar energy source. That’s a commendable aspect of this project.

If we all continue to invest in this sector, we can reverse the rising tide of brain drain, medical tourism in Nigeria.