Boosting Quality Education, Healthcare Delivery

With the inauguration of various milestone projects by the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, at the weekend, Funmi Ogundare reports that the institution is taking private education to another level through the provision of quality healthcare delivery, as well as functional and transformational education since its establishment 10 years ago

In an unprecedented move in the history of any private university in the country, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) has inuagurated 16 newly installed dialysis machines in the institution’s Multi-system Hospital, which is the largest number of dialysis machines to be assembled in any university in Africa.

The dialysis centre, which intiative was aimed at consolidating its position in the healthcare sector, is named after President Muhammadu Buhari.

The institution also inaugurated a state-of-the-art blood bank and transfusion services, as part of effort to provide world class healthcare; Ministry of Aviation-certified modern Helipad to ease transportation of patients and clients to the Multi-system Hospital and the university, as well as a new building for the military to ensure security.

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The inauguration which had in attendance dignitaries from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), management of the university and members of the academia, armed forces, the Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, Alafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and other royal fathers, also witnessed the presentation of two books titled, ‘The Elusive Search for for Nation Nigeria’ and ‘ABUAD: The Pioneering Educational Renaissance’, as part of the founder’s continuous contribution to knowledge base and providing valuable reading materials for the public.

Speaking at the programme, weekend, at the Owolabi Hall, the founder, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) said: “The importance of blood bank in a hospital cannot be overemphasised. A blood bank in a multi-system hospital like ours should be handy. Also because of the high number of patients, it is a necessity.”

On the Helipad, he expressed concern about the bad shape of the federal roads leading to the state with no airport and rail line, adding, “the helipad, which has since been in use, has become a necessity in view of the number of patients coming from all parts of Africa particularly in the absence of an airport.”

Babalola sat the military outpost has become necessary considering the different shades of crime including violence, kidnapping, armed robbery and killing for diffrent motives.

Source: Thisday News