Nigeria, March 25 -- The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Maureen Umeakuewulu, made the disclosure during an interaction with journalists at the Board Room of the hospital on Tuesday.

The media chat was part of the new CMD's several engagements with critical stakeholders, marking the official take-off of her administration.

According to the COOUTH CMD, the vision of the state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to build the trauma centre was a wonderful initiative and deserves commendation, as it is a critical aspect of health services that the state had lacked.

She noted that when completed in the coming months, the COOU will be a centre for comprehensive care for trauma patients in the entire southeast, with all the key ...