Enugu Govt, NSIA Sign Agreement on Takeover of State Medical Diagnostic Centre
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) for the federal agency to take over the state-of-the-art Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre, Enugu.
The agreement was to pave the way for the NSIA to provide comprehensive medical, diagnostic and oncology (cancer) treatment services to the people of Enugu State and beyond.
Ugwuanyi’s administration had sequel to the approval of the State Executive Council (EXCO) reached an agreement with the NSIA for the upgrade of the Medical Diagnostic Centre in Enugu, built by the state government.
The agreement to take over the health facility was reached after series of negotiations between the Enugu State Government and the NSIA.
According to a statement, Ugwuanyi, who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, signed the agreement on behalf of the Enugu State Government while the Managing Director of the NSIA, Mr. Uche Orji, signed on behalf of the agency during the ceremony held at the Kano Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
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The signing of the agreement between the Enugu State Government and the NSIA was witnessed by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Miletus Eze, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Enugu, Prof. Malachy Okwueze and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi.
“Consequently, the Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre, Enugu will now be known as Medical Diagnostic and Oncology (Cancer) Treatment Centre,” the statement added.
Speaking during the event, Orji, disclosed that the agency signed lease and collaboration agreements for the expansion of diagnostic services with three state governments (Enugu, Kwara and Kaduna) and five federal establishments, including oncology (cancer) treatment services with Enugu State.
Orji stated that the three state governments that participated in the exercise (Enugu, Kwara and Kaduna) had expedited action on negotiations with the NSIA and reached the stage of signing agreements.
He revealed that funds would be deployed to build, equip, maintain and operate modern health facilities across the country, adding that, “these investments are expected to build new or upgrade institutions to modern medical diagnostic centres and provide access to advanced healthcare services for the benefit of lower income families with limited access to care and significantly enhance Nigeria’s ability to treat life threatening Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).”
In her remarks, Ezeilo, thanked the NSIA for the opportunity given to Enugu State to benefit from the healthcare expansion initiative. She pointed out that the initiative was in tandem with the state government’s vision and commitment to quality healthcare service delivery for the people of Enugu State and beyond.
