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Medical Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory have expressed satisfaction with the progress the Administration is recording in the health sector. According to them, they were delighted that the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has delivered on the pledges he made to the current executives of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)when the executives visited him two years ago.

This FCT NMA Chairman, Dr. Achonwa Chiedozie, made this disclosure when he led the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the forthcoming NMA Annual General/Scientific Conference on a courtesy call on the FCT Minister in his office, Tuesday, 17 April 2018.

Briefing the Minister on the conference scheduled for Abuja, April 29 to May 6, this year, the Chairman recalled the Minister’s pledge to open two new hospitals every year to keep pace with the demographic change and health care needs of the Territory. Others include; rectifying the cases of Doctors affected by placement on improper salary structures, capacity building and across board improvement in various departments of health care institutions in the FCTA.   

According to the NMA Chairman, “we have observed the sure and steady delivery on these promises, as we have witnessed the opening of two new hospitals last year and are very hopeful that same will be done this year.”  Dr. Chiedozie commended the FCT Administration because of increase in the number of FCT Health institutions that have been accredited for residency trainings. This, he described as an eloquent indication of significant improvement in the standards of these institutions in the life of this Administration.

His words, “the growth in the number of hospitals has significantly increased the number of bed-spaces and positively impacted on health care delivery in the FCT, and for which we want to commend your efforts, Honourable Minister Sir.”

According to the Dr. Chiedozie, a major highlight of the forthcoming conference is a plan by the national body to undertake a two-day free medical outreach – Monday  30th April and Tuesday, May 1st – involving  surgery and consultations, in Abaji General Hospital for a targeted 500 patients.  Over 1000 Medical Doctors, he said, would be converging in Abuja from across the 36 states of the federation, abroad as well as the diaspora.  

The Association’s Chairman lauded its partnerships with the FCT Administration which has yielded positive results as the Association has trained a total of 150 health assistants selected from various Primary Health Care Centres in the FCT on neonatal resuscitation. They also have a plan to train a further 65.  In the same vein it has adopted the Dabi-Bako Primary Health Care in Kwali Area Council for the purpose of free medical consultations. Members visit the Centre every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, to give 3 hours of consultations. It also plans to increase the number in due course.

In his remarks at the occasion, FCT Minister, Malam Bello, expressed readiness to continue to work with the Association towards the improvement of health care delivery in the FCT. He indicated that  paucity of funds has affected the passion of the Administration to meet up with its ambition for a significant leap in health care delivery in the Territory. Towards this, the Minister indicated that the strategy of the Administration is to encourage private sector investments in the area by creating enabling environment and facilitating ease of doing business.

The Minister revealed that some private sector-driven specialist hospitals are coming onstream in the FCT health care landscape which he hopes would reduce health tourism from Nigeria. He expressed his commitment towards the establishments of a Centre for Infectious Diseases in Abuja as well as a world class rehabilitation centre for victims of drug abuse. Bello lamented that the incidence of drug abuse has spilled beyond youths to adults, women and event mothers, whom he described as the bedrock of the home.

Bello allayed the concern of private medical practitioners over multiple taxation that the FCT Internal Revenue Service will work for a friendlier tax regime for businesses that centre on critical areas of human services.

Cosmas Uzodinma
Chief Press Secretary.

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