Gov Eno Donates N30m To Assist Cancer, Renal Failure Victims At UUTH

To enhance quality and efficient healthcare delivery to ailing indigent Akwa Ibom patients suffering from Cancer, Renal failures, and other complicated health issues, Governor Umo Eno, has donated the sum of N30 million to the management of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Akwa Ibom state.

LEADERSHIP gathered that Pastor Eno made the presentation during a courtesy visit on him by the management of the hospital led by its Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. EmemAbasi Bassey, at the Government House, Uyo on Tuesday.

Eno, commended the management and staff of the UUTH for their commitment to saving the lives of the people, noting that though the hospital is owned by the federal government, by virtue of its location in the state, and the fact that it serves to benefit a greater number of Akwa Ibom people, his administration took the necessary decision to advance the support.

The governor, who had earlier inspected the site for the construction of a renal centre, hinted at plans to ensure better healthcare service delivery for the people, expressed worry over increasing cases of renal diseases and cancer, and urged the medical professionals to consider some orientation exercise for the public that could help prevent the menace.

He said the planned renal centre is motivated by increasing cases of renal failure and the huge amount involved in supporting individual operations in foreign facilities, adding that “it would benefit more Akwa Ibom people and even people from beyond the state to have a renal facility in the state and possibly get specialists to manage it while at the same time training Akwa Ibom people.”

The governor disclosed that some other plans of government in the health sector included; health insurance, ambulance services, and others.

While presenting the cheque for the cash, Eno stressed that “it is to enable the hospital to cater for some more indigent Akwa Ibom people, who may not afford to pay their bills in the hospital.”

The UUTH CMD, Prof. Bassey commended the Governor for the priority accorded to health in the ‘ARISE Agenda’ blueprint, as well as unscheduled visits to the hospital to settle bills of some indigent patients, including his earlier donation to the hospital to complete its ongoing dedicated electric power line project.

He stated that “the hospital intends to commence Hip and Knee replacement surgeries, In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment for infertility, and also in partnership talks with sister tertiary hospitals to commence renal transplant services in the hospital.”