Aisha Buhari builds 200 capacity health facility in Yola

The wife of the president’s foundation, Aisha Buhari Foundation is said to have embarked on the building of a 70-bed antenatal and maternity clinic within the premises of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola.

The Clinic is being built to complement the existing 17 bed Maternity ward at the Centre.

Aisha Buhari’s personal physician, Dr. Mohammed Kamal, while inspecting the project said, the clinic when completed will cater for the health need of the people of Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Taraba as well as the neighbouring Cameroon Republic.

Kamal, said the clinic was built as part of Aisha Buhari’s commitment to improve the healthcare of women and children in Nigeria and said the project would be completed and handed over before the end of the year.

The facility comprises of emergency operation ward, consultation rooms, ultra sound room, Antenatal and Gynaecology ward, pharmacy, laboratory as well as family planning units.

The new Antenatal complex will assist the Centre to adequately cater for the health needs of women and children as it has the capacity of attending to 200 patients.