Fubara unveils Omoku zonal hospital, assures premium on healthcare

Governor of Rivers state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said his administration places premium on healthcare delivery and has taken deliberate steps to provide medical facilities that will ensure, people have access to quality healthcare across the state.

Governor Fubara made the assertion while unveiling the remodeled and fully furnished 105-bed Zonal Hospital in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state weekend.

The governor said the importance attached to the project was driven by the understanding that while lost wealth could potentially be recovered, lost health was much more difficult to regain.

“If you lose wealth, you have lost nothing, because so long as you’re alive, opportunity might come back and you might gain what you have lost. If you lose your health, you have lost something. It’s not an easy thing to regain a health lost,” he said.

He noted that healthcare was among the fundamental responsibilities of government, alongside the protection of lives and property and the provision of essential services.

The governor said the new health facility would serve communities beyond Omoku, Egbema and Ndoni, describing it as a strategic healthcare facility for the wider Rivers West Senatorial District.

“We know the importance of this, and that is why we pay very serious attention to the well-being of our people as a government.  What are the primary functions of government? To protect life and property, and provide services. These services include healthcare, housing, and even the issue of the road.