The Director General of the Kwara State Hospital Management Bureau, Ilorin, North Central Nigeria, Sa’ad Oladimeji Aluko says the ongoing refurbishment and quality of equipment now available at the dental clinic and eye care centres at the General Hospital Ilorin have made the facilities the best in the entire northern region after the National Eye Centre in Kaduna.
Director General stated this in Ilorin at the weekend while conducting journalists and some of their staff round the facilities.
He said apart from putting in place a beautiful edifice, the government has also equipped the dental clinic and the eye centre with ultra-modern machines that are of highest quality.
According to him, this refurbished dental clinic is meant to deliver quality healthcare to Kwarans.
He added that what is also critical, apart from erecting a befitting building at this centre, are the equipment that have been put in place stressing that the hospital now have ultra-modern equipment that are of the highest quality in the country.
He also disclosed that the standard can compete with any private or public dental institution in the Country.
He said the Bureau is working round the clock to run a 24-hour service at the dialysis centre to accommodate more patients, a plan he said, will be aided by the newly procured dialysis machines.
He commended Governor AbdulRazaq for taking every good step to advance the delivery of quality healthcare service in the state.
Corroborating the DG’s remarks, the Head of Department, Ophthalmology at the Ilorin General Hospital (GHI) Dr. Taoheed Abdullahi said the eye centre is now developed to the level that can compete in standard with any other public and private eye care centres in the region.
Dr. Abdullahi expressed confidence that the centre can now boast of an increase in the size of referrals it gets on the basis of the quality personnel and equipment that are on ground.
He said there are ongoing plans to make the well-equipped facility a training centre in partnership with the relevant West African professional body.
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