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Imo teaching hospital gets new medical equipment

Part of the equipment include chemical pathology laboratory equipment to test for COVID-19 and other viral diseases.

• January 29, 2022
Governor Hope Uzodimma and Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH)
Governor Hope Uzodimma and Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH)

Ifeanyi Nwamba, the Chief Medical Director of Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH), says Governor Hope Uzodimma has upgraded the facility with modern equipment to enhance its capacity.

Mr Nwamba said this in Owerri on Saturday while briefing journalists on government’s efforts to boost the hospital’s performance in healthcare delivery in the state.

He listed the new equipment to include Digital X-ray machines, Mammogram machine, Ambulance, Dialysis machines, Molecular Biology and Chemical Pathology Laboratory equipment (for COVID-19 and other viral disease tests) and Anastetic machines.

The chief medical director said the governor also donated 100 new beds to the Paediatrics Unit of the hospital.

He said that the facility would continue to train and retrain its staff members to man the new equipment as it received more. 

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