By Donald Iorchir
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Dr. Peter Alabi, has commended medical personnel and non-medical staff for their efforts in ensuring the provision of efficient health care services, adding that they had enhanced the cardinal health programme of the government in the hospital.
Alabi gave the commendation recently while declaring open a two-day workshop on vascular emergency organised by the management of the hospital in Abuja.
He expressed satisfaction with the performers of the medical team in improving the health sector.
The medical director reiterated the determination to continue priority to health care in the hospital, in order to improve the leaving condition of the masses, he promised to continue assistance to staff, and stressed their importance in rendering humanitarian service in the society.
Earlier, the Head of Department (HOD), Surgery, in the hospital, Dr. Olori Samson, said the workshop was practically demonstrated by harvesting a kidney and transplanting it, pointing out that Nigerians had the expertise for the job and wanted government to provide the needed equipment “so that such cases would not be referred to India or other countries.”
He pleaded the preparedness of the doctors to cooperate with the government in its efforts to deliver quality health care services in the country.
Also speaking, the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of the hospital, Mrs. Mary Akor, and Dr. Abubakar A. Bakari, on associate professor general, vascular and transplant surgery, department of surgery, College of Medical Services, University of Maiduguri, Borno state, said the workshop was educative and stressed the need for government to refurbish the existing hospitals in the country instead of building new ones, pointing out that, that is a better option towards improving the quality of health services offered in the country. They observe that, the absence of conducive working environment in the country is enough to frustrate the medical personnel hence they are unable to give the sick the appropriate medical attention needed.
