Minister of State for Well being and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has described the brand new healthcare infrastructure on the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, as a strategic transfer to scale back the variety of Nigerians looking for medical remedy overseas.
The minister, who acknowledged this yesterday in the course of the commissioning of the brand new healthcare infrastructure in Abuja, highlighted the importance of the amenities in enhancing the nation’s tertiary healthcare capabilities.
The additions embody a 64-bed ward extension and a state-of-the-art medical companies advanced with a devoted renal unit. The brand new medical companies advanced options 18 hemodialysis beds and is about to launch a renal transplantation programme within the coming weeks.
Dr. Salako mentioned that the development is predicted to considerably scale back the reliance on international medical companies for important care wants resembling kidney transplants, the minister mentioned.
“This improvement is a important step in the direction of lowering journey overseas by offering superior medical care throughout the nation. With amenities like these, we’re guaranteeing that Nigerians can entry world-class healthcare companies with out the necessity to journey abroad,” he mentioned.
The minister reiterated the federal authorities’s dedication to supporting healthcare establishments by means of insurance policies and useful resource mobilisation to enhance healthcare supply.
He famous that ongoing initiatives to make important healthcare companies extra inexpensive would additional improve Nigerians’ entry to high quality care.
