Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area in Enugu State, Jude Asogwa, has said that the 20 Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) being provided by the state government would enhance access to healthcare in the area.

He stated that about 20 of the Type – 2 hospitals are 90 per cent complete, adding that one of the facilities was already functional.

Asogwa disclosed this at the recently completed and functional Ihe Nsukka PHC Centre while interacting with journalists on tour of ongoing and various concluded projects by Governor. Peter Mbah’s administration.

He said that Nsukka was grateful to the governor in approving one additional PHC centre mistakenly inserted by the contractor, apart from the 20 Type-2 PHCs approved for each of the 20 political wards in Nsukka LGA.

Asogwa added that since the immigration of the completed healthcare facility, several residents now troop in to check their blood pressure, sugar and other vitals, adding that the facility was equipped and staffed to attend to most health concerns.

“The PHC is solar-powered, with a functional borehole, oxygen cylinder, drugs, laboratory, all sorts of medical equipment and consumables, maternity, wards and an accommodation for doctor, nurses and other clinicians already working here.

“Other ongoing 20 Type-2 PHC projects are over 90 per cent complete and we will some taken delivery of their equipment and consumables from the state government.

“This is notwithstanding some existing and functional PHCs funded by the government,” he said.

Asogwa said that the state government had upgrade and revitalise the Nsukka General Hospital, installed a N1 billion oxygen plant as well as other equipment and state-of-the-art ambulance.

“The council is taking delivery of 86 computers for each of the 20 Smart Green Schools, television screens, laboratory equipment, free school uniforms as well as desks and chairs for our children’s experiential-tailored learning,” he said.

Asogwa said that the people of Nsukka are grateful to Gov.Mbah for the massive dualisation work on the Enugu-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road, some completed roads and couple of roads to be flagged-off for construction and reconstruction.

“We are grateful to His Excellency, Dr Peter Mbah for the massive developmental projects from health, education, roads, social interventions and a brand new teaching hospital in Nsukka axis of the state.

“We are also grateful to President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Mbah for making it possible for us to have now the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) from Nsukka extraction.

“There is serious reconstruction work ongoing at the 9th Mile-Nsukka-Obollo Afor Dual Carriageway, which cut-across Nsukka LGA by the President Tinubu’s administration,” he said.