As part of its ongoing transformation of the health sector in Anambra State, Governor Charles Soludo is constructing a state-of-the-art trauma centre at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku- Awka, the first state-owned facility in the Southeast to enhance healthcare for trauma patients.
The trauma centre is nearing completion and will help enhance healthcare delivery for accident victims and other trauma-related cases in the state and the Southeast region, considering the strategic location of the centre.
Recently, the governor restored electricity to the Uli campus of the institution after 21 years of blackout. He also provided it with access to the internet and WiFi in public places within the campus, to further deepen the school’s access to the digital world.
According to the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor Soludo in his infrastructural drive to revamp the healthcare sector, has upgraded primary healthcare centres and constructed five new general hospitals, equipping them with first-rate facilities and skilled personnel for efficient, affordable, and quality healthcare services.
Over 1,000 health workers, including doctors, nurses, consultants, pharmacists, and medical laboratory technicians, have been employed, while also introducing telemedicine to the State for efficient healthcare solutions.
Because of his pragmatic approach to healthcare delivery in the State, the Governor has earned the prestigious award of the best-performing governor in primary healthcare delivery in the Southeast and Nigeria overall. The prestigious awards were presented by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Aliko Dangote Foundation, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF).
With that, Anambra received a total of $1,200,000 for the awards, $500,000 for the feat in the Southeast, and $700,000 for overall excellence in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge.
