ABUJA, FCT– The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has actually taken a significant step towards boosting student and staff well-being by at the same time inaugurating emergency situation health centres at 39 of its study centres across the country.
The initiative is part of a tactical, phased healthcare roll-out focused on providing fast medical interventions within the distance-learning institution.
The Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Uduma Uduma, officially commissioned the flagship center on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at the Abuja Model Study Centre located at Dutse-Alhaji, along the Kubwa-Zuba Expressway.
The 39 active facilities represent the first stage of a continuous institutional health job. Management prepares to aggressively scale the program over the coming months to guarantee total geographical coverage of the university’s spread knowing stations.
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According to Prof. Uduma, the primary objective is to secure lives and remove academic disturbances triggered by unexpected health crises, particularly throughout intensive evaluation durations.
Emergency Treatment, Red Cross Synergy, and Volunteer Nursing Personnel
The Head of the NOUN Clinic, Dr Hassan Mohammed, discussed that the centres are particularly configured to provide standard emergency treatment and fundamental medical stabilisation before patients are safely described major medical centers when essential.
To guarantee the centers operate at expert requirements, NOUN has partnered with the Nigerian Red Cross to provide extensive emergency situation reaction training to internal university personnel.
In addition, the university senate has actually authorized the instant engagement of qualified nurses as volunteers to handle everyday clinical workflows.
Throughout an assisted tour of the freshly released Abuja facility, Dr. Mohammed displayed a range of vital medical tools and pharmaceutical stocks, including:
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Trauma Reaction Tools: For cuts, fractures, and immediate physical injuries.
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Cardiac Devices: For real-time heart rate tracking and diagnostic tracking throughout medical emergency situations.
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Basic Pharmaceuticals: Immediate-relief therapies such as oral rehydration salts and paracetamol.
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Temperature-Controlled Medication Storage: To guarantee the security and effectiveness of crucial scientific drugs.
While addressing the university’s relationship with the wider health sector, Prof. Uduma revealed a significant academic figure: more than 65 percent of practicing nurses in Nigeria who hold very first degrees received their scholastic training through NOUN.
He noted that this dominant market share was just recently vetted and officially verified to the university management by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), highlighting NOUN’s vital function in developing the country’s frontline healthcare workforce.
The prominent inauguration was experienced by the core executive cabinet of the university, signaling the administrative priority placed on the project.
Dignitaries in attendance consisted of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Shehu Adamu; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Christine Ofulue; the Registrar, Mr. Oladipo Ajayi; the Bursar, Malam Nasiru Marafa; the University Librarian, Prof. Angela Okpala; and the Director of the Abuja Model Study Centre, Prof. Nebath Tanglang.