Abuja Airport Closure: Nizamiye Hospital Prepares For Medical Emergencies

The closure of the Abuja International Airport by the federal government to effect major repair work on the runway has led to anxiety amongst residents of Abuja, especially, in the areas of medical emergencies.
In a chat with the Chief Medical Director of Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Husenyin Aka, he stated that “there is absolutely no need for panic by Abuja residents because Nizamiye hospital is a world class hospital equipped with state of the art facilities to handle simple to complex medical cases.”
He further added that the federal government had embarked on an inspection tour of hospitals in the FCT to ascertain their state of readiness to handle emergencies and also nominated some hospitals to attend to emergency cases of the citizens during the period of the airport closure.
“And Nizamiye hospital was one of those hospitals nominated by the federal government,” he added.
Dr. Aka, further emphasised the fact that Nigerians do not need to  travel abroad for medical treatment, since there are a couple of good hospitals in the country.    
“Going abroad for medical care is not necessary in my opinion because Nigeria is blessed with some of the best hands you can find, and there are a couple of hospitals in the country that are world class,” he said.
“One of our aims is to encourage patients to come for treatment here instead because when they go abroad, their relatives and friends  cannot support them during or after the operation. So that is one  benefit of coming to this hospital; you have your family and a regular doctor at hand.”