Health
IBRAHIM Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin, has described the newly constituted management board of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, as a formidable team even as he pledged his royal support for their assignment.
Receiving members of the board, led by Otega Emerhor at his palace in Ilorin, Gambari noted that the 14-member board parades individuals who have made their mark in the public and private sector.
“We expect good performance from a good team composed of tested professionals. We are happy that our own son, Prof. Mikhail Buhari is the acting chief medical director, we assure you of our support”, the royal father told his visitors.
Earlier, Emerhor, the chairman of the board, said members were in the palace to pay homage on the emir and solicit royal blessings for their tenure.
He said the new board was determined to position the teaching hospital as one of the best in the country and diligently discharge its mandate on research, teaching and healing the sick.
At the Government House, Ilorin, the chairman told Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State that the board was determined to make UITH a reference point in healthcare research, training and delivery by working as a team.
He praised the efforts of the state government in improving healthcare facilities in the state even as he listed the challenges faced by the teaching hospital.
Specifically, the chairman asked the governor to intervene and stop the encroachment on UITH land, help find solution to inadequate water supply, provision of internal roads, solar street light and a waiver or discount on tax imposed on the hospital by the state government.
Ahmed described the UITH board as a formidable team and urged Emerhor to bring his experience in the finance sector to bear on the performance of the hospital.
The governor emphasised the importance of healthcare and education in human capital development even as he bemoaned the inadequate finance in these critical sectors.
“In sub-Saharan Africa we have not done enough for healthcare. Affordability and access remain formidable hurdles while population is growing. We have increasing pressure on facilities so we need to optimize resource allocation and provide requisite funding,” the
governor said.
He promised to address the requests tabled by the UITH board and urged the hospital to explore how to improve biomedical engineering in line with global trends.
– Mar. 27, 2018 @ 13:12 GMT |
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