Folorunso Alakija donates N34bn medical research and training hospital to Osun State University, enhancing healthcare and research facilities
Nigerian businesswoman Folorunso Alakija has donated a N34 billion medical research and training hospital to Osun State University.
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The facility, named the Modupe and Folorunso Alakija Medical Research and Training Hospital, was commissioned today by former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The hospital features 250 admission beds, 20 clinical departments, and five non-clinical departments.
It includes a community health unit, maternity and neonatal care, research and diagnostics laboratories, and four modern operating theatres.
State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging facilities, including CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, and X-ray, complement radiotherapy suites, 16 intensive care units, and an ophthalmology unit.
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The facility is designed to strengthen healthcare delivery, medical research, and training, positioning Osun State University as a centre of medical excellence in Nigeria.
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