Nigeria, July 9 -- This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Mrs Chidiogo Ugodu.

Ugodu said the hospitals were sealed on July 8 as part of the ministry's intensified monitoring and supervision of private health facilities across the state to ensure quality healthcare delivery and compliance with regulatory standards.

She said the renewed enforcement exercise was initiated by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu.

According to the statement, the Director of Medical Services, Dr Chinyere Ezeudu, led a team of senior ministry officials on an unscheduled inspection of private health facilities in Enugu North LGA.

The statement quoted Ugwu as saying tha...