Benue hospital: CMD pledges affordable, quality healthcare services
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Stephen Hwande, Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi, has pledged to provide quality and affordable medical services to residents.
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He stated this after the inspection of facilities at the Muhammadu Buhari Mother and Child Hospital on Wednesday in Makurdi.
The facility was constructed by the Federal Government and was later donated to the state in 2021.
The CMD insisted that the hospital would offer quality and affordable services to Benue residents.
He particularly said that the hospital would provide full In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), paediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology services, well as minor surgeries.
“Going forward collection of antenatal and cards for children under-five in the hospital will be free.
“hough the primary role of this hospital is to offer tertiary health services, it will, however, supervise and assist secondary and primary healthcare facilities to improve servive delivery in the state,” he said
Hwande said Gov. Hyacinth Alia of the state was desirous of a healthy citizenry, adding that measures were put in place toward ensuring that all healthcare facilities in the state get a face lift.
Earlier, the Coordinator of the hospital, Dr. Luper Uva, said the facility was initially built to serve only women and children, adding that the general out patients department was later added to provide general services.
Uva commended the CMD for ensuring that the hospital operates an electronic medical record system, adding that the move would bring about efficient delivery.
“We have solar systems with uninterrupted power supply, water systems and other facilities,” he said.
