Anambra state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike has stated that the State government will build an oxygen plant at Onitsha General Hospital.
Dr. Obidike made this known , Wednesday, 20th April, 2022, after an inspection of hospital.
Speaking after the inspection, commissioner Obidike said that health is very critical to the governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration and that the visit was to enable him see what is on ground in the hospital and the deficiencies, with a view to solving them, as has been directed by the governor.
The Anambra health commissioner revealed that the oxygen plant which will be a massive one, is expected to serve Onitsha and its environs, and that it is expectedly to be completed within ninety days, all geared towards giving Ndi Anambra affordable, effective and efficient healthcare service delivery that would be comparable with the developed countries of the world.
The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Mercy Ebelechukwu-Anugwu who thanked the commissioner for the visit, expressed joy that a new oxygen plant is about to be cited in the hospital, even as she said that the oxygen plant will help them to save more lives and render top-notch healthcare services to their patients.
*Credit: ABS NEWS