Chairman Board of Management, University of Benin Teaching Hospital
(UBTH) Bashorun Adedoja Adewolu yesterday called on the management of
the UBTH to embark on research and training to address challenges in
the health sector.
Adewolu who eulogized the contributions of the founding fathers of the
hospital said there was need to sustain the legacies of Late Dr.
Samuel Ogbemudia insisting that such can only be achieved by pursuing
aggressive research and educational training of medical personnels.
Addressing the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof.
Osasere Orumwense, Adewolu urged the vice chancellor to partner with
UBTH in the areas of research and training noting that the university
community is a partner in progress with the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital. “To make the Teaching Hospital meaningful, we need
your cooperation and that is why you see the decree that set up the
hospital make provision for the University representative to be a
member of the Board. There cannot be a teaching hospital without a
University. I was a member of the Board of University of Abuja. At
that time, there was dichotomy between the University and the Teaching
Hospital. Back then, I approach the vice chancellor to say you cannot
be in the university without a hospital, even when you have a faculty
of medicine. What I want to say here is that, we were the first board
to set up the Gwagwadala Teaching Hospital in Abuja and of course they
are following UBTH and UNIBEN,” Adewolu said.
He sued for collaboration between the University of Benin and the
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) to enhance the hospitals
productivity and service delivery.
On his part, vice chancellor of the University of Benin assured the
UBTH Board Chairman of the necessary support to the Teaching Hospital
noting “that there is no gap between UBTH and UNIBEN.”
The newly inaugurated Board Members of the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital are: Chairman, Bashorun Adedoja Adewolu, Members
include Temitope Fabanwo, Onyemelukwe John Paul, Aliyu Oroji Wammako,
Chief Medical Director UBTH Prof. Darlington Obaseki, Chairman Medical
Advisory Committee (CMAC, UBTH), Prof. Casmir Omuemu, Director of
Administration (UBTH), Mrs. Philomena Omoregie,
Others are Representative of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. N.
Ezeigwe, Representative of the University of Benin, Prof. Jacob
Ehiorobo, Provost College of Medicine UNIBEN, Prof. Efosa Oviasu,
Representative of Senate Uniben, Prof. John Akerele, Dr. Woghiren
Emmanuel, Prof. Innocent Ujah and representative of other Health
Professional (JOHESU), Hon. Philip Owolabi Salu.
The Members of the Board of Management of the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital led by its chairman, also visited the Benin Monarch,
His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, to solicit for his support and royal
blessings for the institution.