Contractors are putting finishing touches to the Mother and Child Hospital, Port Harcourt, as the installation of equipment at the health facility has commenced. The Mother and Child Hospital is one of the legacy projects of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. The project is aimed at improving access to quality healthcare for Mothers and Children. The concluding aspects of the modification of the health facility is progressing simultaneously with the installation of equipment. In an interview, Michael Nwakanma, Site Architect of Tijeem Multi-functional Nig. Limited said that the equipment contractor is coupling and installation world-class equipment. He said: “The Mother and Child Hospital has reached the stage where the equipment contractor can start installing the procured equipment. “They are already on site, installing the equipment procured by the Rivers State Government. Before the equipment contractor finishes with the installation, the Hospital will be ready for commissioning. “The Equipment Contractor needs a minimum of one month to finish the installation of the equipment. “ He said that different departments of the health facility have been completed. “The new Doctors Quarters constructed by the current contractor has been completed, while the earlier doctors Quarters constructed by the previous contractor will be modified for commissioning,” he said. Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media. 21st February, 2020.
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