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An Analysis Of Infant Mortality Rate In Abia State
[A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE UMUAHIA FROM 1995 TO 2004]
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1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The federal medical center
Umuahia was built in the early 1950’s by the joint effort of the
protestant churches, the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
The three churches agree to build a joint hospital and work together as
a means and avenue of a joint Christian medical services and Christian
evangelism. Trained and qualified competent Christian ladies were
generally nurses and midwifery and this created an environment for true
Christian gospel and evangelism. The hospital was first named Union
Mission Joint Training Hospital. Nurses and student nurses were drawn
from hospitals named by three denominations and located at Iyi Enu Ituk
Mbang and Etinagi all in Calabar to run the hospital. Later as a mark
of appreciation and courtesy to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain when
she formally and officially opened the hospital in 1956, during the
regime of his excellency the governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria,
Sir. Clement Plear, it was renamed Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Soon after its establishment, the hospital gained popularity and
reputation, but it suffered a set back during the Nigeria civil war from
1967 – 1970 when most of the medical equipments were looted. Moreover,
indigenous missionaries could not maintain the hospital after the
departure of the foreign missionaries at the end of the war.
Consequently, it management was taken over by the government, which
converted it to a sepcialsit hospital by the East Central State of
Nigeria Edit No 6 of 1972: with the creation of the Imo State
Government, she changed the name of Ramat specialist Hospital in honour
of the later Head of State General Ramat Murtala Mohammed, under the
direction of Navy Captain Ndubuisi Kanu, the then military governor. I t
reverted to Queen Elizabeth hospital o the 16thDecember 1983, sequel to
a request by the people of old Imo State.
The hospital was again taken over by the Federal Government on 1st May, 1992 and was renamed Federal Medical Centre Umuahia.
The Federal Medical Centre Umuahia is located at Umuahia the capital of
Abia State. The hospital has ten wards, two medical wards on each for
male and female, maternity wards, the pediatrics ward, two theatres, one
for obstetrics and other for general surgery. Other areas of the
hospital includes: the Antenatal clinics, x – ray department, pharmacy
and medical laboratories units, medical records/ statistics among
others.
The hospital has two training schools, the school of Nursing
and the school of midwifery. It has a staff strength of about 720;
made up of medical doctors, Nurses, House of Officers, Laboratory
Technicians and Scientists, Accounting of Officers, records Officers,
Pharmacists, Administrative Officers, Attendants, among others.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]We had tried to study the rates of infant mortality in Abia State. The aims of this study were to compare the mortality and birth rate of infants male and female in order to determine whether there is a significant yearly difference in their mortality and birth rate. Also, to determine whether infant mortality in Abia State in independent of sex. And furthermore to determine the future trend cases for birth and death and as well determine some preventive measures to reduce the infant’ ... Continue reading---
