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The much talked-about “world-class” Akwa Ibom specialist hospital has finally begun operations, six months after it was hurriedly commissioned by former Governor Godswill Akpabio who left office May 29.

The hospital, initially known as the Akwa Ibom 20th Anniversary Hospital, is now officially called Ibom Specialist Hospital.

The hospital became a subject of controversy in September after Mr. Akpabio, now senate minority leader, travelled to the United Kingdom for medical attention after a car accident, abandoning the multibillion naira facility his istration promoted as being of world class standard.

Mr. Akpabio later said the hospital’s takeoff was delayed because foreign doctors billed to work there had not been cleared by the Nigerian Immigration Service to travel to the country.
He said the hospital would start off with 150 expatriates at once.

Some of the doctors are now in the state, and have been deployed to test run equipment at the facility.
About 25 foreign doctors have so far started work at the hospital while about 125 others were still being expected in the country, TIMES learnt.

It was unclear how many Nigerian doctors would be employed at the new hospital.
On Wednesday, doctors, mostly Indians, were busy carrying out medical examinations on the people who visited the hospital for treatment.
An Indian cardiologist carried out blood pressure test and cardiac echo on a TIMES reporter who was at the hospital.
“It’s a standard hospital that could be compared to any hospital anywhere in the world,” the cardiologist said.

For now, medical examination is free at the Ibom Specialist Hospital.
But TIMES however gathered that the hospital was yet to dispense drugs because “the pharmacy department (of the hospital) was not in proper shape”.

It is believed that the hospital may not start full services until January next year, because of the time needed to train staff who will handle technical infrastructure of the hospital.
Also, construction workers were seen carrying out concrete works around the hospital on Wednesday.

The Commissioner for Health, Akwa Ibom State, Dominic Ukpong, refused to comment on the issue when TIMES ed him on telephone.
While unveiling the hospital in May, Mr. Akpabio had said the hospital was of “world-class” standard, and higher in status than a teaching hospital in Nigeria.
“Sometimes, people die in the air while being transported abroad for treatment. We wanted to shorten travel time for patients going abroad and at the same time get revenue for the state from health tourism,” Mr. Akpabio had said.


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A team of foreign doctors at the Ibom Specialist Hospital, Akwa Ibom State

Source:www.timesng.com/news/top-news/193934-%e2%80%8bfinally-akpabios-world-class-akwa-ibom-hospital-opens-6-months-after-launch.html

Free treatment will kill the hospital.

Am very sure the free treatment will be for a week

"next time, when they tell you to vote for change, please ask them if its a positive or negative change". Quote me anywhere

THIS IS THE REAL CHANGE. THE NEXTGENPDP WILL BE WONDERFUL

AkwaIbom my state, the seed needed for the total transformation of the SS and SE

falls out of sit and cries for Nigeria

This people keep getting this wrong to play to the gallery!!! Absolute recklessness; where in this world do u dish out things for free? Even the richest countries in the world cannot sustain it(free health).... they will only end up killing dat hospital as they(govrnment) will quickly abandon it...
If u Must why not champion a community enhanced health insurance scheme?
That way the community contribute a little and govt. A little, it's easier managed and sustained...

lalasticlala

frontpage pls

its free body check.. and not treatment. was there sai akpabio
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this is true change

not that free treatment is bad. But it should be temporal bcus of the Nigeria factors

Nonsense..how much was spent on this project

- a piece of land
- less than 50,000 blocks, roof and windows and other fittings
- open plan design
- partition
- fountain plant
- gateman house
- fence
- 2 gensets X 250 KVA each
- hospital equipment from Republic of China

Total costs not exceeding N100mil., sure that the amount would hit N100bn in the books of the State. Nonsense i repeat nonsense

Find attached a world-class hospital in Cape Town, it was built with almost N100mil.....Akpabio sef

Free for a start I guess.... End time

Ok

That awkward moment when you travelled to dey village and you went swimming... Unknowingly to you na for the river dey chief priest dey breed im CROCODILE

Hmmm.. Lets keep watching if its truly FREE!

Keneking:
Nonsense..how much was spent on this project

where are you from

What's wrong with Nigerians ??

A Governor doesn't build hospital they will abuse him
Another one builds hospital they will say he didn't build for the poor
Another one builds and make it free they say it's lack of vision

Please why have we let tribalism taken over our senses
, its pathetic that we just let tribalism cloud our judgement , Goodluck Ebele did some awsome things but tribalism won't let others see it, Buhari is doing some awesome things yet tribalism won't let other people see it. Fashola upon all the works he did yet tribalism and segregatiob has clouded peoples eyes and mind to speak the truth ,

Let's ask ourselves so if an APC or PDP politicians is accused of stealing , we leave the main fact which is this guy stole but we would rather face the one that doesn't matter, only God will help us, there are some politicians o don't but If I see them doing awesome things , the first thing that comes to my mind is this guy did a nice job and not sit and splash rubbish

Ok

For anyone thinking treatment is going to be free...you got it wrong. This is just for the opening to test run the equipment. The management of the hospital with the finances has been given to the Indians who are better in such. The govt should only create a kind of subsidy to assist the locals.
Finally this hospital is only a referral, thus a patient with ailments that can not be treated or handled from the other hospitals including teaching hospitals can be referred here

brb#

nice move

ENDTIME HOSPITAL

Hope the poor can go there?

So with white doctors the hospital is now best among others....

tempex88:
Free treatment will kill the hospital.

Those that want to eat akpabio raw will not comment again.

lasisi69:
Free for a start I guess.... End time

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