Garki Hospital is a 100-bed hospital in

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

, Nigeria, owned by the

Federal Capital Territory Administration The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is a Nigerian ministry that administers the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. It is headed by a Minister appointed by the President, assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil ser ...

(FCTA), and one of a few hospitals in the country that carry out renal transplants. In 2013, surgeons

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and Elijah Miner performed the first kidney transplant at the hospital. Garki Hospital Abuja is owned by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). It was closed in 2001 for full renovation. In March 2007, a concession agreement for the management and operation of the new Garki Hospital Abuja was signed between FCTA and Nisa Premier Hospital, after a competitive bidding process. Garki Hospital also runs residency programs in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine and Pediatrics to mention a few and is among private hospitals in the country accredited by the West African College of Physicians (WACP) and West African College of Surgeons (WACS) to run postgraduate medical training in these specialties. In December 2023, they were recommended for re-accreditation of the Pediatrics residency program, one of the few departments to run a 24-hour clinic for children in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The current Medical Director of the hospital is Dr Adamu Onu, a consultant Family Physician with other notable consultants like Professor Umar Shehu, Dr Diekola Utele (Paediatrics), Dr Kelechi Onyemkpa (Paediatrics), Dr Kenneth Ityo, Professor Titus Ibekwe (Otolaryngology) among others. Due to the recent need and clamor for welfare improvement, the hospital in 2023, took bold steps to improve working conditions for staff. The website is https://garkihospital.com/

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