Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the establishment of ten new dialysis centres, one for each of the ten federal constituencies of the State.

Consequently, the Governor has directed the immediate commence of recruitment and training of professionals to meet the manpower needs of the dialysis centres which are to be fully operational by June 2024.

Announcing these at the Immanuel General Hospital, Eket, where he commissioned the Enoch and Folu Adeboye Dialysis Center, donated by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Governor Eno also ordered the deployment of relevant personnel from the State hospitals to the dialysis center to ensure that the facility is not underutilized due to lack of personnel.

"I am directing the Honourable Commissioner for Health and critical stakeholders of the state to ensure that they provide a Dialysis Center in each federal constituency and guarantee me that between now and June 2024, those dialysis centres will be available and functional.