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Senate Approves Establishment of Federal Medical Center, Deba, others

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The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to establish Federal Medical Center in Deba, in Gombe state and Orthopedic hospital in Dekina, Kogi State.

The passage of the bill into second reading was sequel to the debate by Senator Danjuma Goje who sponsored the bill for the establishment of the medical center in Deba.

Senator Goje in his lead debate submitted that it was the yearning of his Constituents and the entire Gombe people to have a federal medical facility established to bridge the gap that was inherent between primary and tertiary health institutions in the State.

The former governor explained that accessibility and affordability to medicare were strong reasons driving the yearning for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre in Deba, Gombe State.

He lamented that communicable diseases were prevalent in parts of the State which continued to ravage communities that were far from available medical facilities currently, stressing that patients can not access hospitals for proper diagnosis due to distance.

He said “Communicable diseases have continued to ravage communities due to distance between the communities and tertiary health care institutions.

“Patients cannot Specialist hospitals where their ailments can be properly diagnosed and adequate treatment given. This unfortunate situation has also compounded the challenge of maternal and infant mortality.”

After extensive debate on the bill, the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan in his remark noted that the tertiary health institution would complement the effort of health facilities.

He referred the bill to the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) to turn in reports in four weeks.

The red chamber also passed a bill to establish the federal colleges of Education in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Bassambiri, Bayelsa State also scaled second reading.

While Senator Biodun Olujimi sponsored the bill for the establishment of FCE in Omuo-Ekiti, Senator Biobarakuma Degi -Eremienyo, sponsored that of Bassambiri

The Senate’s approval for the establishment of the federal health institution in Kogi followed the consideration of report presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe.

Oloriegbe, in his presentation observed that Nigeria is one of the densely populated countries in the world which “is plagued with poverty and an exceedingly high burden of disease.”

He said Orthopedics such as musculoskeletal disorders, spine disease, cancers, tumors and congenital defects are suffered by many citizens without adequate care.

He explained that, Orthopedic hospitals are important in improving health care in patients, adding that locating one in Dekina would bring healthcare closer to residents of densely populated urban and rural communities.

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