The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have donated vital equipment to the Enugu State Colleges of Nursing Park Lane Campus, and the Enugu State College of Nursing, Awgu Campus as part of the Equipment Support for Health Training Institutions (ESHTI) initiative.
The donated items include two 15-seater Toyota Hiace commuter buses, two Mikano diesel generators, 145 desktop computers, five suction machines, eight sets of 3D electronic boards, 13 Sharp three-in-one photocopiers, and numerous pieces of laboratory, training, nursing, and hostel equipment and accessories, among others.
Speaking at the handover ceremony at Government House, Enugu, the WHO Country Director and Head of Mission, Nigeria, Dr. Pavel Ursu, said the donations followed a comprehensive infrastructure readiness assessment conducted on both campuses of Enugu State College of Nursing: Park Lane Campus and Awgu Campus.
Commending the Enugu State Governor for the interventions in the health sector, Dr. Ursu said, “Under your leadership, Enugu State has made remarkable investments in health infrastructure expansion and primary healthcare revitalization; the construction of 260 Type 2 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across all political wards, solarization of health facilities, and the ongoing construction of the quaternary Enugu International Hospital, which has the potential to position Enugu State as a medical tourism destination.”
“Also, equipping over 360 health facilities with tablets, internet, and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, and the institutionalization of real-time data dashboards for clinical and operational monitoring are quite commendable as these efforts are expected to reduce patient wait times, improve quality of care, and enable evidence-based decision-making,” Dr. Ursu stated.
Dr. Ursu reiterates that effective interventions of the Governor Peter Mbah’s administration in the health sector caught their attention, hence this partnership.
In his remark, FCDO Nigeria Health Advisor and representative at the ceremony, Dr. Ebere Anyachukwu, also praised the governor’s efforts in transforming the state’s health system.
“We have been a key supporter, and we have also been observing the efforts that Enugu State has been making to transform health under your leadership. That is why we are proud to have partnered with Enugu State and the World Health Organization to provide this support, and we hope that this will strengthen your efforts to improve the quantity, quality, and effectiveness of the health workforce in Enugu State,” he stated.
In his response, the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, expressed gratitude for the donations received from the WHO and FCDO.
“You have done all the gap analysis and identified where it hurts us most. And it is quite auspicious because it is also happening at a time when we have been targeting the training of at least 3,000 healthcare professionals annually here in Enugu State. So, these tools will strengthen these training institutions and also improve our standards,” he said.
Governor Mbah further reveals plans to construct more hostels and classrooms in the various campuses of the Enugu State College of Nursing, including the Oji River campus.
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health Matters, Dr. Yomi Jaye, sees the donations from WHO and FCDO as an endorsement of the state’s nursing training institutions. He revealed that the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria had almost written off these state institutions before the present administration’s numerous interventions.
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