The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), led by the Chief Medical Director, Prof. (Mrs.) Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu, paid a courtesy visit to the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC).
The visit was aimed at strengthening partnership towards improved service delivery, reducing the hospital’s cost on tariff plans, and exploring broader areas of collaboration that will enhance the institution’s operations.
During the meeting, Prof. Ize-Iyamu emphasized the critical role of reliable power supply in healthcare delivery, noting:
“𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘜𝘉𝘛𝘏 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘉𝘛𝘏 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳.”
She further highlighted that access to stable and affordable power would greatly improve efficiency in the hospital’s day-to-day activities and ultimately impact patient care positively.
In his response, Engr. Jonathan Lawani, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of BEDC, warmly welcomed the UBTH
delegation. He congratulated Prof. Ize-Iyamu on her appointment as the first female Chief Medical Director of UBTH and assured that their requests would be given due consideration at the company’s management and board meetings.
The discussions underscored UBTH’s commitment to partnerships that support sustainable healthcare delivery.
