Government to Set Lafia Teaching Hospital Close To Federal University

The Nigerian Government has been urged to build the Lafia Teaching hospital close to the Federal University Lafia for the convenience of Medical Students.

The Call was made during a press conference by the convener, Nasarawa South Youth Volunteers, Bukhari Nata’ala in Lafia the State Capital.

Bukhari Nata’ala stressed the importance of the teaching hospital, as it will not only serve as a training ground for the students but will also offer specialised Tertiary Health services to patients within the state and other neighboring states like Benue and Plateau.

Nata’ala further said that Senator Umar Tanko Almakura representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District sponsored a bill for the establishment of Federal University Lafia Teaching Hospital.

The bill has scaled second reading and seeks to facilitate the clinical training of medical students that will be of international standard to compete with their contemporaries.

According to Nata’ala, “It is of importance to note, the essence of the bill to provide a legal framework for the operation of the proposed Teaching Hospital for clinical training of medical students of the college of medicine FULafia”

Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) was established in February 2011 by the Government of Nigeria for Public benefits by promoting education and providing university in every state.

FULafia rose among the fast-growing new Federal Universities, with five faculties and over 60 departments.

To this note, the National Universities Commission, NUC carried out resource verification of some of the new faculty such as the College of medicine and got approval to admit students for MBBS, Nursing, and Radiography.

It was earlier stated by the Minister of Health Dr. Osage Ehanire that the Nigerian Government had commenced the process of upgrading the federal medical center Keffi to a teaching hospital.

“The Capital of Nasarawa State is in great need of the teaching hospital than Keffi who already has the Federal Medical Center Jabi and due to her proximity to Abuja which host Gwagwalada teaching Hospital, National Hospital Garki Clinic, Maitama clinic, and many private hospitals,” Nata’ala further stated.