The governor’s wife recently unveiled a new eye center in Uburu at the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences. While this is a positive development, it raises an important question—should the government focus on new projects while existing hospitals struggle?
Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH) in Abakaliki continues to battle staff shortages, overworked medical personnel, and inadequate resources. Doctors and nurses are stretched thin, yet rather than addressing these pressing issues, attention seems to be shifting toward building new facilities.
A well-equipped eye center is great, but what happens to hospitals already in distress? Shouldn’t the priority be to revive and strengthen existing healthcare institutions before expanding infrastructure?
Healthcare should be about sustainability, not just expansion. Until EBSUTH and other key hospitals in the state receive proper funding and staffing, new projects risk being mere political showcases rather than real solutions to the healthcare crisis.
