The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has paid an unscheduled visit to the National Hospital, Abuja.
Adewole visited the hospital on Friday.
The Minister, who was conducted round the hospital by the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Audu Momoh, said the purpose of his visit was to access the efficiency of staff and the effectiveness of the health care facility.
Adewole particularly inspected the Accident and Emergency wards, Delivery Suite and the Magnetic Reno Cent Imaging Unit under construction at the Cancer centre.
Impressed with the level of care in the 350 bedded Cancer centre, the Minister said that Nigeria will work towards launching seven more Cancer centres in the next one year.
He urged the CMD to showcase the various services available in the hospital to Nigerians so as to curb medical tourism, which is draining the resources of most patients who seek medical services abroad.
In an interview with journalists, Adewole expressed satisfaction with the state of the hospital, the attitude of staff to work and the cleanliness of the premises.
He said the Federal government will work towards an efficient health care service delivery.
Responding, the CMD said the Minister’s unscheduled visit was important to the hospital in that it will go a long way to make the staff know “it is no longer business as usual”.
Momoh, however, stressed that the hospital needed to be adequately funded for optimal performance to be maintained.
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