Rivers
State Government will commence the award for the rehabilitation of General
Hospitals in the three Senatorial Districts of the state in two weeks’ time, Governor
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced.
The
governor also stated that the administration’s biometric exercise has recovered
about N2billion, pointing out that a forensic audit of the state salaries
accounts will be conducted thereafter.
Speaking
when he granted audience to the leadership of the Rivers State Chapter of the
Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Governor Wike said that the first phase of
the rehabilitation of General Hospitals will involve six hospitals.
He
said that the administration is committed to improving secondary health care
for the people. He noted that in the next three years, 18 hospitals would have
been rehabilitated.
Speaking
further, Governor Wike said the state government will upgrade facilities at the
Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital to serve as a teaching hospital for
the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
He
added that the State Government will also reconstruct the Doctors Quarters at
the Tertiary Health Facility as well as complete the orthopaedic section of the
hospital.
"In
the next two weeks, we will start awarding contracts for the rehabilitation of
General Hospitals. The rehabilitation will be done in phases. We will start
with two per senatorial district ", Governor Wike said.
Commenting
on the ongoing biometric exercise, Governor Wike said that all those involved
in defrauding the state of funds will be prosecuted accordingly.
He
noted that the state government will fund the training and retraining of
resident doctors to improve their capacity to deliver quality services. He
added that issues pertaining the welfare of doctors will also be given the
required attention.
Earlier,
the Rivers State NMA, Dr Furo Green commended the governor for his
developmental strides. He urged him to address key welfare issues affecting
doctors in the state.
No comments:
Post a Comment