Nnewi, Nigeria – After 30 years of operating from a temporary site, the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, has moved to its permanent site in the town.
Prof. Joseph Ugboaja, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of NAUTH, said all is set for the full relocation of the institute to its permanent site.
Ugboaja who disclosed this on Saturday said the official movement ceremony would be presided over by Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health, on July 16.
He said the minister would also inaugurate some completed projects at the permanent site as well as bestow honour to deserving members and benefactors of the institution.
The CMD said they had moved all clinical services to the permanent site and that administration department would be the last to move.
He appreciated the Federal Government and the Coordinating Minister for the funding and projects the hospital had received from them.
Ugboaja named some of those to be honoured as Chief Cletus Ibeto, Chief Emeka Offor, Chief Arthur Eze, Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah and Gov. Charles Soludo.
“The Minister would also conduct the ceremony to mark the establishment of the Regional Radio Diagnostic Center of NAUTH which the hospital was privileged to host for the entire South East geopolitical zone,“ he said.
Ugboaja said his resolve upon assumption of office in 2021 was to move the hospital from the temporary site to the permanent site, adding that his vision to make NAUTH one of the top three tertiary health institutions in Nigeria was on course.
He promised to sustain the worker-friendly policies to ensure an optimally motivated workforce and industrial harmony.
“I have a vision to make NAUTH rank among the top three university teaching hospitals in Nigeria and beyond with at least 2,000-bed capacity.
“We are desirous to compete with leading hospitals anywhere in Africa. We have moved the hospital from analog operations to digital and we are training our staff to get used to the new system.
“We will ensure that NAUTH will not experience work disruption as a result of not meeting the worker’s entitlement,” he said.
