Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie E. Ehanire have flagged off N25.9 Billion Dr. Peter Odili Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centre in Port Harcourt. Governor Wike said the Cancer and Cardiovascular treatment centre which features advanced healthcare services such as chemo therapy and nuclear medicine…
Governor Wike flag off the construction of faculty buildings for Basic Clinical Sciences, Clinical Science and Pathology “announces award of scholarship to all 55 students of Faculty of Medical Sciences of Rivers State University” Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the Rivers State University secured the support of the state government because of the harmonious relationship…
For the past years the Management of Rivers State University Teaching Hospital has taken very seriously Infection Prevention and Control by developing policies, carrying out engineering adjustments and building capacity of the health workers. One of the cheapest and easiest components of Standard Precaution, (a set of procedures and policies put in place to prevent…
RE-ACCREDITATION VISIT OF THE NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NIGERIA – NPMCN (FACULTY OF RADIOLOGY)
The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital frontline Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves and their patients from being infected and infecting others as one of the measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus. Management of the hospital have made conscious effort in the continuous supply of PPEs to doctors,…
Former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili has donated Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reagents and Busters for RT-PCR COVID-19 Tests to the state. Odili also lauded the Rivers State Governor for the statewide distribution of Palliatives, saying that Rivers people appreciate Governor Wike’s benevolence. Dr Peter Odili said that the entire world is at…
November 1st, 2019 marked the official Commissioning of the State of the Art Radiology Department of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital by His Excellency, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike CON, GSSRS, POS(Africa) that was upgraded and re-equipped by his administration. With this development the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital now has: A 1.5 Tesla…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has inaugurated the Board of the State University Teaching Hospital, with a charge to the members to develop a world-class medical personnel training institution. Inaugurating the Board at the Government House Port Harcourt on Friday, Governor Wike urged the members to bring their wealth of experience into building the…
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said the state government is re-positioning the state-owned premier health facility, Braithwaithe Memorial Specialist Hospital, to use it as the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. This is as he has declared that roll-out of key projects during his administration’s third year anniversary will announce the state as…
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, (MDCAN), Rivers Government Hospitals Chapter, Rivers, has decried the low medical doctors-patients ratio in the state. The Chairman of the association in the state, Dr Ovunda Omodu, lamented the situation at a news conference on Monday in Port Harcourt, to mark the association’s medical education week. Omodu…