By Frank Ulom
The Government of Cross River State has upgraded the Dr Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital in Calabar (formerly Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH)) to a full-fledged General Hospital.
The hospital was an exclusive infectious disease facility.
Speaking during an extensive oversight tour of the facility, State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, revealed that the hospital has shifted from its legacy mandate of handling only tuberculosis (TB) and HIV cases to providing comprehensive secondary healthcare, including maternal and child health services, and major surgical operations.
On the structural and policy transitions of the hospital, Dr Ayuk stated that the administration of Governor Bassey Otu is determined to holistically reposition the facility to serve the wider medical needs of Calabar residents, especially those in Calabar South.
According to him, “Before now, this facility was just there to control diseases, TB particularly, and HIV. But now it is more comprehensive.
