Gov Otu Has Revitalised Over 100 Primary Healthcare Centres In C' River
By Bassey Bassey
Cross River Commissioner for Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk, has disclosed that the administration of Governor Bassey Otu has revitalised over 100 Primary Healthcare Centres across the 29 local government areas of the state
Ayuk, who spoke exclusively to THE BEAGE NEWS while reacting to the state of health facilities, said contrary to sweeping claims, the administration has brought quality healthcare services closer to rural communities that had long been neglected through various interventions.
He said: "This adminstration under Governor Bassey Otu, has revitalised well over 100 Primary Healthcare Centres across the state’s 18 local government areas.
"Beyond primary healthcare, deliberate investments are transforming secondary healthcare facilities across the state.
"At the General Hospital, Calabar, government has embarked on a comprehensive modernisation programme, including the digitalisation of healthcare services, internet connectivity across service points, automation of hospital operations, improved patient record management and the installation of a medical oxygen production plant to guarantee uninterrupted oxygen supply for critical care.
"The administration has equally constructed oxygen infrastructure at General Hospital Calabar, Ogoja, and the facility at Ikom Children Clinic awaiting commissioning. The government is pursuing extensive rehabilitation works across the state especially at the General Hospital, Obudu which has recently been recovered from over 10 years of abandonment.
"Government is implementing interventions aimed at restoring basic services services, including dialysis, while also recovering and revitalising public health facilities that had previously been ceded to private interests."
According to him, theses measurable interventions became pertinent in rebuilding a healthcare system neglected for years which requires careful planning, phased execution and prudent resource management rather than populist grandstanding.
Ayuk maintained that development is not achieved by abandoning every sector to concentrate resources on a single project merely to satisfy political critics, insisting that
every responsible administration must balance competing priorities; infrastructure, education, security, agriculture, aviation, tourism, road construction, workers’ welfare and healthcare, within the limits of available resources.
The Commissioner further maintained that the Otu administration has recorded visible progress across multiple sectors despite prevailing economic headwinds, advising critics to always undertake an honest comparative assessment of the immediate past administration and the present one before rushing to the media with politically- motivated verdicts.
Such an exercise, he maintained would produce facts rather than fiction, and informed criticism rather than politically convenient propaganda, adding that " Otu’s administration has demonstrated both the vision and commitment required to reposition not only the health sector but Cross River State as a whole."
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