The Enugu State Government has sealed four private hospitals in Enugu North Local Government Area of the state for failing to meet regulatory requirements.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu by the Ministry of Health’s spokeswoman, Chidiogo Ugodu.
Mrs Ugodu said the hospitals were sealed on 8 July as part of the ministry’s intensified monitoring and supervision of private health facilities across the state to ensure quality healthcare delivery and compliance with regulatory standards.
She said the renewed enforcement exercise was initiated by the Commissioner for Health, George Ugwu.
According to the statement, the Director of Medical Services, Chinyere Ezeudu, led a team of senior ministry officials on an unscheduled inspection of private health facilities in Enugu North.
