President Bola Tinubu has approved key projects in the health sector, including the overhaul of the National Hospital, Abuja, and a N302 billion Cancer Treatment Centre.
The Minister of Health, Professor Ali Pate, made this disclosure on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja.
Pate listed the projects as the construction of a new administrative and management block at the National Hospital at a cost of about N18.74 billion, as well as modular clinics and theatres for different medical specialities at the National Hospital at a cost of about N64.92 billion.
Others are the construction of a high-end wing at the National Hospital at a cost of N103 billion, with a completion period of 24 months, and a Neuroscience Institute at the National Hospital at a cost of N69 billion.
According to the minister, the Neuroscience Institute would provide dedicated infrastructure for neurosurgical, radiological, interventional, and rehabilitative services required by patients suffering from strokes, brain tumours, and other conditions affecting the brain and nervous system.
The minister also listed the development of a flagship National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment Centre as part of the government’s efforts to expand cancer research, treatment, innovation, and capacity building, stressing that the total cost is N302.3 billion.
He further said the latest approval would establish a major national institution dedicated to cancer research and treatment under the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT).
The minister noted that FEC approved the design, construction, furnishing, equipping, supervision, and commissioning of the centre at a cost of about N302.3 billion, with a completion period of 36 months.
