The Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) for the federal agency to take over the state-of-the-art state Medical Diagnostic Centre, Enugu.

The agreement is to pave the way for the NSIA to provide comprehensive medical, diagnostic and oncology treatment services to the people of Enugu State and beyond.

The Ugwuanyi’s administration, sequel to the approval of the State Executive Council, recently reached an agreement with the NSIA for the upgrade of the medical diagnostic centre in Enugu, built by the state government. 

The agreement to take over the health facility was reached after series of negotiations between the Enugu State government and the NSIA.

Ugwuanyi, who was represented by his deputy, Cecilia Ezeilo, signed the agreement on behalf of the Enugu State government while NSIA Managing Director, Uche Orji, signed on behalf of the agency during the ceremony at the Kano Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

The signing of the agreement between the Enugu government and the NSIA was witnessed by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Miletus Eze, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Malachy Okwueze, and the Commissioner for Health, Emmanuel Obi.

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Consequently, the Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre, Enugu will now be known as Medical Diagnostic and Oncology (cancer) Treatment Centre.

Speaking during the event, Orji disclosed the agency signed lease and collaboration agreements for the expansion of diagnostic services with three state governments (Enugu, Kwara and Kaduna) and five federal establishments, including oncology (cancer) treatment services with Enugu State.

Orji said the three state governments that participated in the exercise (Enugu, Kwara and Kaduna) had expedited action on negotiations with the NSIA and reached the state of signing agreements. 

He revealed that funds will be deployed to build, equip, maintain and operate modern health facilities across the country, adding that “these investments are expected to build new or upgrade institutions to modern medical diagnostic centres and provide access to advanced healthcare services for the benefit of lower income families with limited access to care and significantly enhance Nigeria’s ability to treat life threatening non-communicable diseases (NCDs).”

Ugwuanyi’s representative, Ezeilo, thanked the NSIA for the opportunity given to Enugu State to benefit from the healthcare expansion initiative.

She pointed out that the initiative is in tandem with the state government’s vision and commitment to quality healthcare service delivery for the people of Enugu State and beyond.