According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, the Kwara State Government, North Central Nigeria, has announced the commencement of the expansion of Adewole Cottage Hospital in Ilorin.

This move is part of the government's efforts to strengthen primary healthcare facilities in the state.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam, disclosed this during an interaction with newsmen. She noted that Adewole Cottage Hospital is one of the healthcare centres approved for renovation by the State Government.

Dr El-Imam pointed out that construction works are underway, causing slight disruptions to service delivery, and called for public understanding.

“One of the disruptions is that we are unable to admit male patients at this time because the ongoing works include removing of the roof in the male section of the hospital,” she said.

The Commissioner urged the general public to patronise the hospital, assuring them of quality health care delivery service from the health care workers.

She added that the works at the Adewole Cottage Hospital come amid other ongoing renovation or related works in some other secondary facilities in other parts of the state.

“General Hospital Patigi is 95% renovated, while we have completed the extensive work on General Hospital in Oro. Cottage Hospital Lade is also 100% renovated. Patigi and Lade were also given solar inverters for 24-hour power supply,” she further explained to newsmen.

According to her, the government. has also activated plans for renovation works at Cottage Hospital Tsaragi and Gbale.

”In the South, we have our eyes on General Hospital Offa, General Hospital Erin-Ile, General Hospital Omu Aran, General Hospital Oro-Ago, and a few others.”

The Commissioner said the public, especially patients, may reach out to the Kwara State Hospitals Management Board 24-Hours patient care/SERVICOM lines through the following telephone lines:

09041417533
09051559825
07040584081.