Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has satisfactorily approved the progress report on the growth of telemedicine in the state’s primary healthcare delivery system.
The introduction of telemedicine ensures that citizens of Anambra are able to have access to a doctor through technology, when there is none physically on the ground, for diagnosis and prescriptions.
According to the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, the Council’s deliberation was at the Council’s 18th meeting held on the 18th of August, 2025, at the new government house, known as the Light House, Awka, where other important matters were also agreed upon.
The governor, in his infrastructural drive to revamp the healthcare sector, has upgraded primary healthcare centres and constructed five new general hospitals, equipping them with first-rate facilities and skilled personnel for efficient, affordable, and quality healthcare services.
To further enhance the sector, the governor employed 1,000 health workers, including doctors, nurses, consultants, pharmacists, and medical laboratory technicians, and introduced telemedicine for efficient healthcare solutions.
Anambra received a total of $1,200,000 for the awards, $500,000 for the feat in the Southeast, and $700,000 for overall excellence in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge.
Governor Soludo’s innovative leadership has also earned Anambra the fourth position in the evaluation of BudgIT’s State of States 2024 Report in overall fiscal performance and sustainability. It reflects Anambra State’s exceptional performance in both fiscal and healthcare metrics.
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