Makurdi — The Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Makurdi, Dr. Mathias Oyigeya, has described the turn out of HIV/AIDS patients to the centre as disturbing, stating that evidence from the register indicates that over 11,000 patients a week come there for consultation and treatment.
Dr. Oyigeya, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen in his office, further stated that despite the fact that there were 10 consulting rooms staffed with qualified medical doctors, attending to the patients still remained tedious due to the alarming turn out of HIV/AIDS patients.
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