Nigerian Federal Government
has named eight primary response centres and 10 governmental and
non-governmental organisations to provide emergency medical services in
case of accidents.
The eight health
facilities which are situated in Kaduna and Niger states include Umar
Yar’Adua Specialist Hospital; Anglican Mission Hospital, Katari; General
Hospital, Doka; and the Federal Road Safety Corps Clinic, Kakau.
Others
are the Primary Healthcare Centre, Duste; Rigasa Health Centre; St.
Gerard’s Hospital, Kakuri; and the National Eye Centre, Kaduna.
Ten
partners have been listed to coordinate and manage emergency
situations. They are the FRSC, Nigeria Police Force, NEMA, Federal Fire
Service and the National Blood Transfusion Service.
Others are
the Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria; Kaduna State
Ministry of Health; Niger State Ministry of Health; Federal Capital
Territory Health and Human Services Secretariat; and the Ministry of
Defence.
The decision was taken in preparation for the closure of
the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the transfer of its
services to the Kaduna Airport, with effect from March 8, 2017.
Edited from The Punch