Kwara recruits 150 nurses, acquires MRI to boost healthcare
Naija News • 2d ago
The Kwara State Government has intensified its healthcare reform efforts with the recruitment of 150 nurses and the acquisition of a modern Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine to strengthen diagnostic services across the state.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Health, Aminat El-Imam, announced the development while receiving an accreditation team from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
The team, led by Professor Adeboye Muhammad, visited to assess the Paediatrics Department of the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital for accreditation.
El-Imam described the MRI acquisition as a strategic investment to address longstanding diagnostic gaps.
“For years, patients have had to travel outside Kwara for advanced imaging. That gap is what this adminis...