COVID-19: A’Ibom commissions Isolation Center.

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo

Akwa Ibom government has commissioned a 300 bad space medical laboratory facility to compliment the COVID-19 Isolation Center at the Specialist Hospital in the state.

The commissioning was part of his 5th anniversary as Governor of Akwa Ibom on Thursday.

The center located at the Methodist General Hospital, Ituk Mbang in Uruan Local Government Area, is fitted with a Category 3 Virology and Clinical Lab, capable of handling a wide range of blood, fat and other tests for core morbidities and polymerase chain reactions, with PCR machines for testing COVID-19 and HIV, as well as 20 self-contained rooms for health personnel and other workers.

Governor Emmanuel, while inaugurating the facility announced that, about 25 containers of medical equipment acquired by the state government had arrived, and would soon be deployed to health facilities in the state.

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He lamented that, despite providing over 25 percent of the country’s revenue, the federal government failed to set up any health laboratory or treatment center in the state, adding that he decided to set up the PCR laboratory to handle covid-19 and other infectious diseases testing.

“We have acquired 25 additional containers of equipment to set up 2020 standard Intensive Care Units in health facilities across all senatorial districts.

“We have cleared all those equipment and they are at our warehouse. All general hospitals will be equipped to 2020 standard.

“The idea is that anywhere you are in Akwa Ibom State, you should be able to face access to 2020 medicare, he said.

Governor Udom thanked the Methodist church for allowing the Government take over the management of the facility to ensure its rapid transformation.