Akwa Ibom State Government plans to award special intervention grant to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital to enable the institution update facilities and provide conducive operational environment for patients. Governor Udom Emmanuel announced this during the October edition of Government House Prayer meeting at the Latter Day House Chapel, Governor’s Lodge, Uyo.

The governor was reacting to the situation at the tertiary health institution during an unscheduled visit to the hospital. He frowned at the poor sanitary condition and dilapidated infrastructure at the accident and emergency ward stating that the situation in which he saw the patients was a far cry from the recovery process in which a health institution was known for. The unit, according to the governor, had dirty walls, broken tiles on the floor and in the lounge, and the lawns overgrown with weeds while the toilet facilities lacked water.

“I went to the only teaching hospital in the state. You can imagine the deplorable sight lacking both in ambience and structure, yet managed by professors and consultants. Even the environment is enough to hinder the recovery of the sick. I was really upset. I have decided to give the institution a grant to upgrade the facilities especially the labour ward where babies are born. People given the facilities to manage should put in their best in line with their professional calling,” he said.