UBTH extends healthcare services to communities, treats over 5,000 residents in Edo Idahosa Moses August 19, 2026
More than 5,000 residents of Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State have benefited from a three-day free medical outreach, organised by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), as the hospital deepens its drive to take quality healthcare services to underserved communities.
The outreach, held at the UBTH Comprehensive Health Centre (CHC), Udo, featured medical consultations, screenings, surgeries, health education, the provision of essential medicines and other specialised healthcare services for residents from several communities in the area.
Speaking during the exercise, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Daju Kachollom, commended the UBTH management for extending the hospital’s expertise and services beyond its main facility to communities in need.
Kachollom, who was represented by the Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Benin, Dr Philip Ugbodaga, said the initiative demonstrated how Federal Government investments in tertiary healthcare could translate into practical benefits for ordinary Nigerians.
She said the revitalisation of the Udo Comprehensive Health Centre, alongside the inauguration of the Dental Centre and other projects, showed that UBTH was strengthening its infrastructure, clinical capacity, equipment and workforce to improve healthcare delivery.
The permanent secretary also commended the Chief Medical Director, Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu, for what she described as visible efforts to reposition UBTH, noting that the improvements witnessed at the hospital were also reaching communities through direct medical interventions.
Kachollom, who was represented by the Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Benin, Dr Philip Ugbodaga, said the initiative demonstrated how Federal Government investments in tertiary healthcare could translate into practical benefits for ordinary Nigerians.
She said the revitalisation of the Udo Comprehensive Health Centre, alongside the inauguration of the Dental Centre and other projects, showed that UBTH was strengthening its infrastructure, clinical capacity, equipment and workforce to improve healthcare delivery.
The permanent secretary also commended the Chief Medical Director, Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu, for what she described as visible efforts to reposition UBTH, noting that the improvements witnessed at the hospital were also reaching communities through direct medical interventions.
