Offa Specialist Hospital
Offa Specialist Hospital,[1] also known as General Hospital Offa, is a public hospital located in Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, which was established in 1946 and operates on a 24 hour basis.[2] DescriptionThe Offa General Hospital was licensed by the Federal Ministry of Health with facilities Code 23/15/1/3/2/0001 as a Secondary Public Health Care Center.[2] Facilities and unitsThere are many units at the hospital, including accident and emergency units which were donated by Offa Metropolitan Club on 3 October 2020.[3] RenovationThe hospital was renovated on 10 June 2014 under the administration of Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Governor of Kwara State.[4] The renovation was described as a bold step of transformation of the state to economic hub with qualitative healthcare for an increasing population by the former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar.[5] ClimateSituated at an elevation of 0 m (0 ft) above sea level, Offa boasts a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district experiences an annual temperature of 29.23 °C (84.61 °F), which is slightly below Nigeria's average by -0.23%. Offa receives approximately 100.39 mm (3.952 in) of precipitation annually, with 146.83 rainy days, accounting for 40.23% of the time throughout the year.[6] References
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