Gov Ahmed commissions N600m general hospitals

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured the people of the state that implementation of projects in all sectors would not be influenced by political partisanship but equity and fairness. Governor Ahmed gave this commitment while commissioning the N600m rehabilitated and equipped general hospitals in Offa and Omu-Aran in Offa and Irepodun local government areas of the State respectively, as part of the government’s effort to provide a health system that is modern, affordable and accessible. “My administration’s strides in the health sector testify to our recognition of quality healthcare as a precondition for sustained human capital development. “We have demonstrated this commitment through the remodelling of Offa, Ilorin, Omu-Aran, Share and Kaiama General Hospitals as well as the distribution of drugs and equipment to 13 general hospitals and 43 primary healthcare centres”, he said. The Governor restated his administration’s resolve to compliment its determination to build the state’s human capital development through functional education, entrepreneurship and access to quality healthcare. Governor Ahmed emphasised that the hospitals were equipped with the State-of-the-art equipment not included in the initial budget estimates, to ensure that the people of the state enjoy qualitative healthcare. “This” the governor said “is responsible for the differentials in the actual cost of completion and the initial budget.” He said the rehabilitation was part of his administration’s effort to provide a health system that is modern, affordable and accessible. The State Commissioner for Health; Alhaji Kayode Abdulissa in his address said the rehabilitated general hospitals have locational value of serving as referral centres for the surrounding primary healthcare centres. This, according to him, would aid the attainment of the target of Millennium Development Goals, including the reduction of maternal mortality infectious diseases and child death.