Chairman of Akuku Toru Local Government Area (LGA), Aboiyaa Bob-Fubara, has called on residents to be responsible about protecting public infrastructure after an inspection of the Primary Healthcare Center in Abonnema, where he promised immediate interventions to improve facilities.
This was part of the message delivered by Bob-Fubara during his visit after being briefed by the center’s officials on the state of the facility.
He said residents should protect their public infrastructures, as they can make efforts go to waste. In case of vandalism and neglect, he warned that efforts to improve healthcare would go in vain.
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The chairman pledged to intervene by upgrading solar panels and replacing air conditioning units, of which nine were reported defective, and repairing the soak-away of the health center to improve service delivery to residents.
Dr. Andrew Etete, who is in charge of the Medical Officer, gave a tour of the facility to the Chairman in the presence of Dr. John Chukwu, who is the local government Medical Officer of Health. They showed him different areas of the facility that required improvement.
Bob-Fubara reiterated his administration’s commitment towards improving the health facilities in all primary care units within the LGA, stressing that there needs to be a conducive environment in order for both patients and healthcare providers to thrive.
He went on to say that improvements would also be made in the other villages within the area, provided that adequate funding could be accessed.
The Chairman also donated money to two expectant mothers within the labor ward who had delivered boys.
