UNIZIK re-commissions eye hospital

The Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Eye hospital, called the Guinness Eye Hospital, was during the week commissioned by Guinness Nigeria, as part of efforts to provide facilities in the Tartary institutions across the country.

The Chief Medical Director, Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, who went down memory lane, chronicled the history and achievements of the Guinness Eye Hospital, which had only 2 consultants to attend to over 850 people yearly at its inception, but has progressively increased its capacity and now caters for over 15,000 patients and also serves as a platform for students to learn.

He noted that the hospital has enjoyed continuous support from Guinness Nigeria through subventions such as financial contributions, state-of-the-art optical equipment and various infrastructural upgrades.

In his goodwill message at the ceremony, Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Peter Ndegwa, noted that the re-commissioning of the eye hospital is in keeping with the company’s commitment to supporting the Guinness Eye Centres in sustenance of its original vision and to ensure that the facility remains the reference point in the training of professionals and the provision of excellent eye care in Nigeria’s health sector.