Governor Dickson assents to the Bayelsa State Medical University, Yenagoa Establishment Bill
Bayelsa State Governor, Honorable Seriake Dickson on Monday assented to the Bayelsa State Medical University, Yenagoa Establishment Bill to support the training of medical personnel in the state that will man the various health infrastructure the state government has put in place. Governor Dickson, who signed the bill alongside the Corporate Social Responsibility and New Yenagoa City Development Agency bills into law in Government House, Yenagoa, said the 350-bed Melford Okilo Memorial Hospital is to be transformed into a teaching hospital, to cater for the training needs of medical personnel both within and outside the state. He said plans are on to construct a classroom block, in addition to an administrative block to make it more befitting, noting that, the facility would be completed before the end of his tenure to address both primary and tertiary healthcare needs of the people. According to him, “The facility will now be used, not just as a hospital, but as ...
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