By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
The Niger state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Murtala Muhammad Bagana has explained that the comprehensive remodeling and upgrade of the General Hospital Minna to 500 bed capacity would enhance affordable healthcare services to the citizens of the state.
The commissioner also said that the state government has procured and distributed 2,000 high‑quality hospital beds to designated general hospitals across the state, together with more than 40 wheelchairs and malaria commodities valued at approximately N2.5 billion
The commissioner stated this on Saturday during the commissioning of newly remodeled facilities at the general hospital in Minna.
He explained that the hospital was having 222 bed capacity at the inception of the Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago administration, adding that the Governor has upgraded it to 368 bed capacity while the capacity will increase to 500 beds in the next phase of infrastructural development.
He said, “this reconstruction marks the initial visible phase of a comprehensive remodeling programme that will transform Minna General Hospital into a modern 500‑bed referral centre. The hospital currently operates with a 368‑bed capacity, 14 wards, 11 clinical and administrative departments and a workforce of more than 700 healthcare professionals”.
The Commissioner described the newly remodeled Minna General Hospital facilities as a historic milestone in the New Niger Agenda and a bold investment in accessible, patient‑centred healthcare.
According to him, the government has planned upgrading other facilities including expanded specialist services, state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic facilities, upgraded operating theatres, improved staff accommodation and a healing environment aligned with the aspirations of the New Niger agenda.
Commissioning the facilities , the Wife of the Governor of Nigeria state, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago, affirmed the administration’s determination to bring quality healthcare closer to every resident.
She emphasized that every child deserves modern healthcare and that every mother deserves access to standard health facilities.
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