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By Madu Obi
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital(NAUTH), Nnewi, Prof Joseph Ugboaja, has said that the institution is striving to change the negative narrative about healthcare development in Nigeria.
Ugboaja, who expressed excitement at the movement to the permanent site of the hospital, said both the staff and patients now have a better environment to operate from.
Ugboaja said: "NAUTH is a national health facility which is contributing significantly to the growth of healthcare sector in Nigeria.
"With our movement to this new site which is spacious and conducive, both for workers and patients, you will expect that our contribution to the development of the healthcare sector in Nigeria will be more pronounced.
"At the old site, we had patients but didn't have space, and you cannot carry the patients on your head because there was limited bed space. So sometimes, we send patients away.
"But we now have the space we need, and even the environment is more conducive for workers to give their best. The facilities are new and patients enjoy them too to the extent that some feel reluctant to go back home after they have been discharged.
"We also have state of the art facilities here, and some of the facilities are less utilized because we have shortage of manpower."
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