The Kogi Government says it
is partnering with the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of
Malta, to establish a five star hospital with world class medical facilities.
The State Commissioner for
Health, Dr Saka Audu, disclosed this to journalists after an inspection of
medical facilities at the State Specialist Hospital in Lokoja.
The commissioner, who led
OSJ’s team to the facility, said that the efforts of Governor Yahaya Bello to
improve the healthcare in the state were beginning to bring results.
Audu said: “We thank God
that the efforts of His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, are beginning to show
as Kogi State is now more attractive to partners from across the world.
“In our quest to upgrade
this centre, Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, to a reputable hospital, I
think this partnership is worthy.
“The state government is
committing everything to make sure that what is planned here today is
actualised successfully.”
Ambassador Reginald Ejekwe,
the Team Leader of OSJ, said that the essence of the visit was that his team
was ready to work with Kogi government in the health sector.
Ejekwe said: “We want to
have a five star hospital in Kogi State; we want to partner with Kogi
government to build a good hospital that will help people save lives.
“It will also make our
people not to be travelling abroad for medical treatment but to be treated in
Nigeria.”
He said that the hospital
would be a place where all manners of disease would be treated, including
transplant and any type of surgery, cancer and orthopaedic.
He added: “It will be a
unique one in the whole country where people from every part of Nigeria will be
coming for treatment, that is the main reason we are here.”
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