The Enugu State government has concluded plans to construct a 250-bed international hospital to attract medical tourism.
The goal, THE WHISTLER gathered, is to position Enugu State as the preferred destination for business, investment, tourism, and living.
The hospital, named Enugu International Hospital, was announced by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Emmanuel Obi, at the end of Enugu State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Peter Mbah at the weekend.
Obi said besides providing specialised medical services, the planned hospital would serve as a citadel of medical research and training.
According to him, “Primary healthcare is being addressed; secondary healthcare is being addressed; tertiary healthcare is also being addressed.
“Now we are going to add quaternary healthcare to the scope, which simply means that an extension of tertiary care and advanced levels of medicine, which are highly specialised and not widely accessed, are now going to be available in Enugu in no distant time.
“Medical tourism will reverse our environment. Enugu International Hospital is going to come up at Rangers Avenue. So, it will be centrally located in Enugu, and will be easily accessible from the international airport.
“It is going to be the type of place that will give excellent medical services, including research and training. It will be that type of hospital that people will no longer have any reason to leave the shores of Nigeria to go to for healthcare.”
On Mpox, Dr Obi said, “The state EXCO directed a scale-up of an awareness campaign on the disease. Mpox has now become a disease of public health of international concern and the government of Enugu State has had discussions on how to ensure that effective surveillance, control, and prevention of any upsurge of Mpox in the state will be put in place.
“The Ministry of Health is, therefore, working with the other health sector players, including the Akanu Ibiam International Airport’s Port Health Services, to ensure that Enugu citizens are aware, safe, and minimise their exposure to the Mpox.”
Enugu Govt To Build 250-BedHospital To Attract Medical Tourism is first published on The Whistler Newspaper