Nigerian government upgrades medical centre, as university gets teaching hospital

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The Vice-Chancellor expressed delight over the development and said the university would do all it takes to consolidate the gains that the upgrade provides.

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“This approval is a further testament to the passion and commitment of Mr President aimed at ensuring that Nigerians get the best healthcare at an affordable cost, and to increase much-needed Human Resources for Health in our country,” the letter reads in part. The statement further noted that the university has set up a committee headed by the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Health Sciences, Katsina State, Bello Shehu, a professor, to work out modalities for implementing the upgrade.Last month, Mr Tinubu directed the upgrade of certain health facilities across the country including cancer-treatment infrastructure in the six geopolitical zones of the country.

 

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