Minister tasks federal neuro-psychiatric hospital on improved performance

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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has urged the management and staff of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba to improve on their performance to enhance the hospital’s reputation.

Ehanire made the remarks during a visit to the hospital on Thursday in Lagos.

He said the hospital had a reputation, that should be sustained by its management and staff.

He added that the development of the hospital became necessary because of the increasing mental health cases in the country.

According to him, the country is having more and more neuropsychiatric problems and as a result there are lots of work for the psychiatric hospitals.

“We have heard from the medical director that this is a historic hospital, historic in the sense that we are told it’s the second hospital after Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Calabar (FNPHC).

“Apart from being historic, it is also a hospital that has reputation; it has a name, it’s well known and also well respected all over the…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria