Eric Dumo with agency reportsThe Akwa Ibom State Government has purchased medical equipment worth N5bn for the Ibom Specialist Hospital to boost healthcare delivery in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria, reports. According to him, the state has been paying N400m quarterly to offset bills for the medical equipment in the hospital. Ukpong, however, said that the hospital was not completed before it was inaugurated by the previous administration. He said, “We are paying the money now and the hospital had been inaugurated but not yet completed. He said some other hospitals in the state such as Ituk Mbang, Immanuel Hospital, Etinan General Hospital, Ikono Hospital and Awa Hospital had been rehabilitated, upgraded and equipped with modern facilities.

Source: Punch January 04, 2019 23:15 UTC