The University College Hospital,
Ibadan has received the donation of a dialysis machine worth N10m from the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch
Adeboye.
This was made known after the
University College Hospital, Ibadan marked its 62nd founder’s day on Monday.
Pastor Adeboye, who was
accompanied by the top management of UCH led by the Chief Medical Director of
the hospital, Prof. Abiodun Otegbayo said the donation was necessary for view
of the vital role that kidney plays in the life of to human being.
Adeboye said unlike what operates
nowadays, going overseas for treatment was not common during his childhood
days.
He said, “people didn’t think of
going abroad for their treatment when we were young, they believed once you
come to UCH, they would be healed.”
While speaking to kidney patients
and the teaching hospital, Pastor Adeboye said, “I rejoice with you that we
have already had one on ground and we will have another two by the end of this
year. I promised to do more because kidney is vital to human existence looking
at the challenges people living with kidney problems are facing”.
Making allusion to the Holy Bible
where a woman with the issue of blood ran to Jesus Christ for healing, he
enjoined those with problems to Jesus. “If human beings can’t help us, then we
can go to the all-sufficient God and we keep crying to him”.
The Chief Medical Director of
UCH, Prof. Abiodun Otegbayo, however, enjoined well-meaning Nigerians to donate
generously for the development of the hospital.
Otegbayo who took over from Prof
Temitope Alonge stressed that funds remained the greatest challenge confronting
the hospital.
Other challenges militating
against the hospital, he noted, include payment of huge amount of money for the
supply of electricity, buying diesel for generators, lack of adequate
equipment, problem of water supply, training of staff and absence of good
infrastructure among others.
“UCH is overwhelmed and
overstretched because of the influx of patients with primary and secondary
healthcare challenges which he said had been derailing UCH from its original
focus which is tertiary healthcare.”
“I came in as the 8th Chief
Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan with the mantra of
shared vision for excellence.
“The hospital has taken over the
training of about 65 percent of the medical personnel in Nigeria while we have
worked towards strengthening the tripartite function on which the hospital
stands which are training, research and service.”
“We have channelled our energy
toward getting those who would help get resources for the upliftment and
upgrading our services and facilities. Services are greatly improving in the
hospital, while efforts at making our patients’ relation comfortable are
obvious.”
“In the areas of training, we
have sponsored several professionals to their annual conferences, workshops and
seminars because I believe so much in manpower development and I am unleashing
my zeal to make it a reality in the hospital.”
“We have been able to raise a
team of influential Nigerians to be on Board of Trustees that will help improve
services and facilities in the hospital, and yet we must meet the yearnings of
our teeming patients,” he said.
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