Abia Gov. Commissions 100 Bed Isolation Facility

Getting full complement of medical equipment, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has commissioned a new 100-bed isolation facility at the Amachara Specialist Hospital, Umuahia South Local Government Area.

Speaking while commissioning the facility, Governor Ikpeazu noted that the isolation facility would help the state government in the management of coronavirus patients.

“Our strategy in Abia State is to keep the virus away from the State and its environs and in the event of any infection be able to nurse patients back to health”.He said.

According to the governor, the new facility has helped to increase the State’s capacity to deal with the virus pointing out that his administration keeps improving its capacity to deal with the pandemic and its aftermath.

He revealed that the State would soon have three molecular labs to join the league of states with capacity to test suspected cases of coronavirus from their localities as plans are also under way for the training of more medical lab technicians to compliment those already working in the available laboratories in the state.

Promising to preserve and put to use all the equipment donated to the State as they are timeless and robust equipment that would be useful beyond the COVID-19 pandemic era, Ikpeazu disclosed that his administration has paid for 3 units of genexpert machine from the United States of America.

Speaking further, Dr Ikpeazu said that for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Abia would continue to be alert, assuring that the battle against COVID-19 is an ongoing one and the state is rapidly developing capacity for the expected long drawn out war.

Commenting, the Secretary to the State Goverment and Chairman Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Barr. Chris Ezem, informed that the 100-bed isolation facility has full compliments of medical and supporting equipment and thanked the bank for its assistance to the State.

Among the materials available at the isolation center include beds, Patient Monitors, ventilators, pulse oximeters, oxygen cylinders, stadiometers, Sphygmomanometers, Nebulizers, X-Ray (Mobile, Digital), refrigerators, television sets, fridges, Ultrasound Imaging (Multipurpose, Portable), Autoclave, Defribillator, Endotracheal Tubes, respirators, Haemertology Analyzer, Stethoscopes etc.