By Daniel Tyokua
The Nigeria Ministers’ Wives Forum has upgraded facilities at a section of Zuba General Hospital to meet the required standards.
The refurbished areas include the theatre, doctors’ call rooms, and toilets the hospital located at the outskirt of Abuja.
Mrs. Azeezat Alausa, who is the Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Ministers’ Wives Forum, said the initiative is part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery across the Territory.
She said the effort is an initiative of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and an intervention by the Forum aimed at improving medical facilities and supporting healthcare professionals in their service to the public.
The Forum equally distributed food items to over 300 women for Lent and Ramadan, and provided bedsheets, and blankets to the hospital.
Alausa said, “The month of Ramadan and Lent is a month of compassion and good deeds. So, we, the Nigerian Ministers’ Wives Forum, decided to refurbish part of Zuba Hospital to enhance healthcare service delivery in the hospital.”
According to her, the gesture will be extended to other healthcare facilities in need across the nation’s capital.
In her remarks, Wife of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mrs Bilikisu Kyari, said the renovation would enhance the operational efficiency of the hospital, provide better working conditions for medical personnel, and improve the quality of care received by patients in the Zuba community and surrounding areas.
Speaking on the theme of the programme, “Renewing Hope, One Day at a Time,” the Mandate Secretary, FCT Health and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, said the gesture reflects the Forum’s commitment to supporting social welfare initiatives, particularly in the health sector.
In addition, Fasawe also appealed to other associations and well-meaning Nigerians to give their support to the health sector towards improving the well-being of residents.
The Medical Director of Zuba General Hospital, Dr. Isah Bulama, who described the support as life-transforming, lauded the ministers’ wives for their humanitarian services.
On his part, the Agora of Zuba, Bello Mohammed, represented by Mohammed Salihu, thanked the group for giving Zuba Hospital a facelift and appealed for the expansion of the facilities and recruitment of more health workers to cater for the increasing population in the area.
