IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL ACT
Act · Health
An Act establishes the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State as a federal teaching hospital for specialist medical services and training. It targets patients in southern Nigeria, medical students, and health professionals. This provides accessible care and advances health research.
IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL ACT
What Is This Policy?
An Act establishing the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State as a federal teaching hospital providing specialist medical services and training for medical and health professionals.
Who Does It Target?
Patients seeking specialist healthcare in Edo and Delta States Medical students and health professionals in training The hospital Management Board and clinical staff Federal Ministry of Health
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Provide accessible specialist medical services to southern Nigeria, train medical and paramedical staff, and advance health research in the region.
Key Features
Hospital Establishment: Creates Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital as a federal tertiary health facility. Management Board: Establishes a governing board responsible for policy, finance, and strategic direction. Specialist Services: Provides specialist clinical services in surgery, medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics, and other disciplines. Training Mandate: Serves as a teaching hospital for medical and health professional training programmes.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Active — ISTH is operational Coverage: Edo State and surrounding regions Beneficiaries: Patients; medical students; regional healthcare Funding: Federal Government subvention; internally generated revenue
How to Access
Patients: referred from primary and secondary health facilities or self-refer for specialist care Students: admission through affiliated universities Staff: recruited through the hospital Management Board Application method: Access services at ISTH, Irrua, Edo State.
Official Resources
Website: https://www.isth.gov.ng Contact: Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital
Legal Framework
Enacted under the legislative powers of the National Assembly vested by Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution. Operates under the Teaching Hospital Scheme of the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Health Act 2014, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria framework, and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Act.