Gov. Tambuwal inaugurates N268m Urology/Nephrology Centre at UDUTH Sokoto

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, on Friday,
inaugurated the N268 million Urology/
Nephrology Centre built by the federal
government at Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the centre was inaugurated as part of the events
marking the 40th anniversary and the 32nd, 33rd
and 34th joint convocation ceremony of the
University.
Tambuwal commended the federal government,
through the TETFUND for executing the project.
He said that the centre would reduce the
increasing cases of kidney-related diseases in the
area.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof.
Abdullahi Zuru, said that the centre was
constructed at the cost of N246 million and
furnished with N22 million.
He said: “It will reduce the prevalence of kidney-
related and other stone diseases.
“In the same vein, the Urology and Nephrology
Centre will curb the menace of medical tourism.
“It is a centre of urology and urogynaecology
among other fields, and professionals had been
trained to man it.’ (NAN)