Gov. Umo Eno commissioning the complex, assisted by the Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki (R) and the CMD, UUTH, Professor Emem Bassey (L) on Friday.
By Anietie Akpan
The Patience Umo Eno Antenatal Complex in the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, in Uyo, has been inaugurated by the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno.
While inaugurating the Complex on February 14, celebrated globally as Valentine’s Day, Governor Umo Eno thanked the UUTH for building the facility in honour of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, in recognition of her impact as First Lady.
In release from the Media Unit, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Governor Eno said, “this is indeed a Valentine gift that I appreciate and will remain indelible in my heart for as long as I live on earth. I will not forget what the UUTH has done today”.
Visibly elated, the Governor said. the Antenatal Complex was a testament to her passion and dedication at reducing infant mortality rate and ensuring that pregnant mothers are exposed to the best antenatal care possible in the state.
“We are working very hard to reposition the Ibom Specialty Hospital to a standard that will drive medical tourism in our state. We are opening up the medical corridor with a medical village.
“We are building a complete Mother and Child Hospital, we are building Doctors Quarters, we are building facilities that will enhance and promote medical health in the state. We will collaborate with health professionals to ensure we leave no one behind” the Governor stated.
The Patience Umo Eno Antenatal Complex, UUTH, Uyo,.
On her part, the Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki described her mother, Pastor Patience Umo Eno as a woman of excellence and thanked the Chief Medical Director (CMD) and staff of the hospital for their thoughtful gesture.
“One of the thematic areas of the Golden Initiative for All, GIFA, is Maternal and Child Healthcare. So if there was ever a wing of the hospital to be named after her, it is this one.
“And so, I am standing here to say thank you to the CMD and indeed the entire management and staff of the hospital and I pray that this is not only a physical space, it would serve as a memorial for the life that she lived and the compassion that she had in her heart for the pregnant women of our dear state.”
The Patience Umo Eno Antenatal complex has the general ward, private rooms, consulting rooms, call rooms, offices , a mini laboratory, a pharmacy, a mini records unit and a family planning unit with diagnostic equipment and other furnishing.