Medical council hails Gov Otti as Abia State Varsity Teaching Hospital regains full accreditation

TheMedical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has restored the accreditation of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) to graduate medical students, close to three years after the accreditation was withdrawn.

The good news was communicated to the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, late Thursday night, after the Accreditation Team of the MDCN, who had been in Abia to inspect the state of facilities and other prerequisites had concluded their visit and reached a verdict, a statement by Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the governor, said.