Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (2nd right), Executive VP and Provost Dean, Southwestern Medical School, Dr. J. Gregory Fritz (2nd left), Chief Medical Director, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Leslie Akporiaye (left) and Dr. Peter Igarashi, during the signing of an MOU on kidney transplant at DELSUTH, between the Delta State Government and the University of Texas Southwestern medical Centre, Dallas, Texas, at the weekend.

Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara (DELSUTH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSMC) to develop a centre of excellence for kidney transplant and treatment of kidney related diseases.
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan who led a delegation of the State officials to UTSMC, explained that the objective of the MOU was to “establish a partnership that promotes joint initiatives in the fields of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation between the parties”.
According to him, it would take between 14 and 16 months to set up the fields of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation of internationally acceptable standards at DELSUTH.
Specifically, this requires improvement of the Dialysis centre, the Laboratory, Radiology and Theatre departments of DELSUTH into centers of excellence.
To achieve this, the Governor disclosed that the State Government would in the next 10 months, enhance the infrastructures and equipment at DELSUTH as well as the capacity of the personnel.