PATIENCE UMO ENO ANTENATAL COMPLEX: MY PERFECT VALENTINE’S GIFT – GOV. ENO
… Donates N210M for medical support at UUTH
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has described the immortalization of his wife with the Patience Umo Eno Ante-natal Complex at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital as a perfect Valentine’s gift for him and his family.
Speaking at the commissioning of the complex at the UUTH premises, the Governor said the gesture has brought to bear her (Pastor Patience) deep love for the family as a critical unit for the development of the society, which had informed her decision to establish her pet project: The Golden Initiative For All ( lGIFA).
He said the antenatal complex compliments the government’s passion and dedication to reducing infant mortality rate and to ensure that pregnant mothers are exposed to the best antenatal care possible in the State.
The Governor said government under his leadership was working hard to reposition the Specialist Hospital to the standard that will drive medical tourism in the State, open up a medical corridor with a medical village, build a complete mother and child hospital, with doctors quarters, and other facilities that will promote medical tourism in the State.
He noted that though the UUTH is a Federal institution, most of the beneficiaries are indigenes of Akwa Ibom State, and therefore announced a donation of N200 Million to support the medical services in the hospital as well as N10 million for health insurance of needy patients in the hospital.
Governor Eno appreciated the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Emem Bassey, who is a former Commissioner of Health in the State, for his transformational initiative in the hospital and assured him of Government’s continuous support to enable him do more.
He also assured that the government will ensure continuous collaboration with the UUTH management and other medical stakeholders to actualise its development vision for the medical sector as expressed in the ARISE Agenda.
“Let me on behalf of my family express our deep and profound gratitude to you, the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Emem Bassey and indeed the management and staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, for this huge honour you have done my family, by naming and dedicating this antenatal complex in honour of my dearly departed wife and our immediate past First Lady, H.E., Pastor ( Mrs.) Patience Umo Eno,” he said.
In her remarks, the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki also appreciated the CMD and the management for the gesture, which according to her is in line with one of the thematic areas of GIFA, maternal healthcare.
Earlier, the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Bassey appreciated the Governor for his numerous assistance to the hospital and commitment to transforming the State medical sector.
“Today, we are gathered to celebrate and immortalise a virtuous woman who was passionate about the less- privileged and who impacted greatly on the lives of many in her capacities as a mother, wife, Pastor and First Lady of our State during her sojourn on this terrestrial realm.”
He noted that the complex comprises a furnished ward, private rooms, consulting rooms, call rooms, offices, mini laboratory, pharmacy, medical records unit, and a family planing unit, adding that it will also be equipped with an ultra-sound scan as well as other diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for quality service delivery aimed at further reducing the maternal mortality in the State.
Other speakers at the event included; the Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Aniekan Peter who appreciated the Governor for prioritizing healthcare in the State and also appointing medical doctors to serve in the incoming State Executive Council and other key State positions.
