UCH Ibadan Receives FG Ambulance

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Friday, October 9, 2026, received a state-of-the-art ambulance from the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Hospital, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, took delivery of the ambulance on behalf of the Hospital.

UCH is among the federal and state tertiary healthcare institutions that benefitted from the emergency ambulance distribution programme of the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) aimed at strengthening emergency response at the beneficiary healthcare institutions.

Prof. Otegbayo, while receiving the ambulance, appreciated the Federal Government for the gesture, saying, "The ambulance will help boost emergency services in UCH and at the same time improve access to quality services for the patients of the hospital."

He noted that the ambulance will enhance the capacity of the emergency staff of the hospital, while promising that the ambulance will be adequately maintained.