Edo University Uzairue builds Health Centre in Ivioghe for training of medical students

By DADA AYOKHAI
The Edo  State  University, Uzairue recently made a break through to fulfil the conditions by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, which makes it mandatory for a university to have an health center for rural training and posting.

The fulfilment of the requirement was actualized with the building of an health center  in Ivioghe Community, Etsako East local government.

According to the elated Vice Chancellor, Edo University, Uzairue, Engr. Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor  during the commissioning, said that the comprehensive health center  was built for the purpose of  training of the medical students and  also to serve as a rural posting as demanded by the regulatory body.
 
  He further added that the College of Medical Sciences of the university as a social responsibility, is providing free, a week, medical outreach for minor surgeries and  ailments for the host community and surrounding villages. 

The Vice Chancellor expressed Management’s appreciation to the host community for considering worthy to  donate an expanse of land for the health centre when others were aiming for monetary compensation.

 The  Provost; College of Medical Sciences, Prof. Sylvester Idogun, also built on   the reasons for the building of the health center which he said is a fulfilment of the requirements by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria .

The health center he said  offers  services for out patients, and has separate wards for the  male and female, minor theatre for surgeries and labour room for delivery.

The  comprehensive health centre was Inaugurated by the deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu who was ably represented by the Head of Administration, Etsako East local government,  

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