University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital

University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital is a federal government of Nigeria teaching hospital. The current Chief Medical Officer is Ahmed Ahidjo. The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital was established in 1974. Then, the defunct North-East Government conceived the idea of constructing a Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, the State capital. The then Federal Military Government took over and completed the project. The first patient was admitted on 18 February 1982, and the hospital was officially commissioned on 23 July. 1983. Being the first, and largest Teaching Hospital in the North- East sub region of Nigeria, UMTH covers 64,773 hectares of land. It has, since inception, witnessed remarkable development in infrastructure, equipment and manpower, which culminated into its current designation as "Center of Excellence" in Immunology and Infectious Diseases, by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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