Anglican Diocese of Enugu Primary Healthcare Centres

Anglican Diocese of Enugu Primary Healthcare Centres

At the delivery of his Presidential Address & Bishop’s Charge, at the 1^st Session of the 19^th Synod of the Diocese of Enugu (Anglican Communion), on Saturday, 23^rd November, 2024, the Lord Bishop of Enugu, the Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Obiajulu Ike shared his 5-point agenda/vision for Healing/Health Services delivery in the Anglican Diocese of Enugu.

According to His Lordship:

“1) We shall encourage sound teaching of the scriptures on healing – by divine healing; as well as through Medicines/Surgery.

We, therefore, believe that in the spirit of revival move, the presence and outpouring of the Holy Spirit, [as in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12:3-6], more of our members – clergy and laity – will be endued with the divine spiritual gifts of faith, healing and working of miracles, They will be encouraged, not stifled, to use their gifts to the profit of all [1 Peter 4:10]

2) Since more people pass through the gates of the hospital than the gates of the church, we shall strengthen and reinforce/refocus our Hospital chaplains and chaplaincy. This is to have a more wholistic approach in their dispensation, especially as a very virgin and ripe field for soul winning and discipleship.

3) We have already inaugurated the Primary Health Care Centre Establishment Committee. The committee has commenced actions on our intention to establish health care centres in different zones of our diocese in church compounds within Enugu state. This will start with 2 or 3 centres especially in rural areas, in underserved areas, to reach the greater proportion of our population [church members and others alike] to access basic health care that is affordable.

4) We are inaugurating the Universal Health Coverage Committee, to galvanise our membership across the diocese to enrol in a Health Maintenance Organisation [HMO] or the various National and State Universal Health Care / Insurance Schemes. This is to make healthcare affordable and accessible to all our members and reduce the out of pocket expenses.

5) We are gingering our Diocesan Medical Board to ensure our Diocesan [Good Shepherd Specialist] Hospital, in the next 1-2 years, is approved and certified by the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council [NMDC] as a centre for Housemanship/ Internship training of freshly qualified medical graduates [House Officers].”

With the desired location for the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) being within church compounds, Anglican Church of Resurrection, Amafor-Ihuokpara, Nkanu East L.G.A.  – one of the 8 rural churches planted under the Bishop’s supervision, when he was the Vicar/Chaplain i/c at Chapel of His Resurrection, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane G.R.A. Enugu, and the Archdeacon of Hospital Chaplaincy Archdeaconry, was chosen as the pilot location.

After calls for bids were made, and bids submitted for the construction, SNOD CONCEPT Nig. (Mr. Andy Okpala) was chosen as the preferred bidder, and awarded the contract at the contract sum of N77,504,452.00 (seventy seven million, five hundred and four thousand, four hundred and fifty two naira only) and for a project duration of 4 months (8th March 2025 to 8th July 2025). The project supervisor is Engr. Nnanyelugo Onyemelukwe (Chairman, Enugu Diocesan Physical Planning Committee).

Facilities of the Primary Healthcare Centre include:

1. Ambulance Bay
2. Waiting Area
3. Consulting Room
4. Nurses Room
5. Treatment Room
6. Family Planning Room
7. Male Ward
8. Female Ward
9. Linen Stores
10. Labour Room
11. Labour Ward
12. Laboratory
13. Pharmacy Store
14. Dispensary
15. Records Room
16. Card Room
17. General Store
18. Male & Female Toilets

Below are some of the prototype designs of the primary healthcare centre.

See the construction updates HERE

Anglican Diocese of Enugu Primary Healthcare Centres

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