National Assembly Applauds UNTH Management Team
The Chairman House Committee on Health, Dr. Martins Okeh, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the new management team of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State, saying atmosphere at the hospital was not only peaceful but lively.
Okeh who was at the facility with members of his team as part of the committee’s oversight functions to health institutions in the country, said the visit was to identify challenges facing the hospitals and how to solve them as well as get proper information on how funds released were being utilized. The assembly man also commended facilities at the hospital.
He however, lamented that the global covid-19 pandemic has exposed the country’s healthcare sector, adding that “we have a weak health system and government is now challenged to do more”.
Receiving the committee members, the chief medical director of the University Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Dr. Obinna Onodugo, disclosed that only 37% of their 2019 allocation was released, saying despite that, management had achieved a lot in the hospital.
According to him “we have upgraded some facilities and built new complexes and wards for patients, we therefore appeal to the House of Representatives to come to our aid to enable us to address the issues of uncompleted projects due to financial constraints”.
Onodugo, who reaffirmed his commitment to making UNTH play its role as a centre of excellence, also stated that the hospital has received donations from donors in cash and kind.
In line with its mandate to sustain a dynamic and comprehensive health service delivery system, the CMD called for adequate funding of the institution, stressing that due inadequate funding, management was finding it difficult to fund development projects
Okeh who was at the facility with members of his team as part of the committee’s oversight functions to health institutions in the country, said the visit was to identify challenges facing the hospitals and how to solve them as well as get proper information on how funds released were being utilized. The assembly man also commended facilities at the hospital.
He however, lamented that the global covid-19 pandemic has exposed the country’s healthcare sector, adding that “we have a weak health system and government is now challenged to do more”.
Receiving the committee members, the chief medical director of the University Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Dr. Obinna Onodugo, disclosed that only 37% of their 2019 allocation was released, saying despite that, management had achieved a lot in the hospital.
According to him “we have upgraded some facilities and built new complexes and wards for patients, we therefore appeal to the House of Representatives to come to our aid to enable us to address the issues of uncompleted projects due to financial constraints”.
Onodugo, who reaffirmed his commitment to making UNTH play its role as a centre of excellence, also stated that the hospital has received donations from donors in cash and kind.
In line with its mandate to sustain a dynamic and comprehensive health service delivery system, the CMD called for adequate funding of the institution, stressing that due inadequate funding, management was finding it difficult to fund development projects
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