At last! FG commissions upgraded 44 Nigerian Army reference hospital


President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, upgraded at the sum of N7 billion, 10 years after work commenced on the upgrading of the edifice.
The hospital was built in 1944 by the British colonial administration to cater for the health needs of members of the British armed forces in the colonial era and during the second world war.


Refurbishing and upgrading work commenced in 2009 to upgrade its facilities and improve its services to better serve the current needs of the military personnel, their families and civilian residents. 
Speaking during a brief ceremony for the commissioning of the hospital, President Buhari commended the Chief of Army Staff for ensuring completion of the upgrading work during his tenure. 


“I congratulated the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai for completing this project, which was started since 2009, God help us,” he said.
The brief ceremony at the hospital, close to Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna was attended by former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state, the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai other service chiefs, former chiefs of Army staff, other retired military officers among others. 
The hospital, now regarded as one of the best in Africa, has facilities such as 16 CT scanners, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluoroscopy, digital x-ray, mobile equipment for index, radiology center, as well as six 800kva generators to provide constant electricity for the facility.


The hospital now boast of 120 bed complex, six operating theaters, VIP wings, 8 in patient wards, 3 intensive care wards, dialysis unit, dental facility, laboratory and therapeutic center. 

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