Feelers from across the State indicate Governor Chukwuma Soludo has

done well in various sectors of the state economy under his first one

year in office coming up exactly tomorrow Friday seventeenth March,

2023.

Health correspondent Chibuzor Okoye takes a look at the giant strides

of the governor in the health sector.

 

Taking the ABS down memory lane of the achievements of the Governor in

the health sector, the Anambra state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam

Obidike thanked him for giving Ndi Anambra and other residents of the

state a health system that is affordable and accessible.

Dr. Obidike explained that the Soludo administration has done things

both in infrastructural development, human capacity development and

service delivery that are verifiable and has equally provided a

template for the Health Ministry to function optimally in years to

come.

The Commissioner revealed that after they had completed gap analysis

when the administration came on board, and noticed shortage of health

personnel, Governor Soludo employed over three hundred health experts

to fill the gaps to ensure efficient service delivery.

Dr. Obidike noted that currently, the state government is upgrading

three general hospitals namely, Umueri General Hospital, Enugwu-ukwu

General Hospital and Ekwulobia General Hospital for improved service

delivery.

He maintained that they are currently screening and treating Anambra

women on servical cancer and that their target is to screen and treat

about twenty thousand Anambra women and commended the wife of the

Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo for her support.

According to Dr. Obidike, a medical oxygen plant has been completed in

Onitsha General Hospital to serve the oxygen needs of the people of

the area and euologized the governor for all the support his

administration is giving the ministry to excel.

An indigene of Umueri, Mr. Emmanuel Agbata commended Governor Soludo

for giving the hospital a facelift, and prayed God to bless him.