Jigawa State Government has approved the sum of N1.5bn for the renovation and upgrading of 32 health facilities across the 30 constituencies in the state. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Abdullahi Kainuwa disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the resolution of the State Executive Council meeting......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Kainuwa stated that the renovation and upgrading is targeted at ensuring that the facilities provide 24 hours services to meet up with the growing demand of healthcare services.
He also added that the state will enrol 500 indigent citizens of the state into Free Health Insurance, drawn from each of the 287 political wards in the state.
“Though the Social Health Insurance is for primary healthcare, but the beneficiaries have the guarantee of enjoying free service up to tertiary level under the scheme in which the council approved N1.5bn for it,” he said.
He further stated that the state will be offering free medical treatment, including dialysis to kidney patients at five health facilities in the state.
He said the state government has approved the award of contract for the establishment of the dialysis centres in Dutse and Ringim General Hospitals while the installation of the dialysis machines and other equipments is at an advanced stage in Hadejia, Kazaure and Gumel General Hospitals.
Kainuwa noted that these were part of the 12 Point Agenda of Governor Umar Namadi which included access to healthcare services for all people in the state irrespective of social and economic status.
“Governor Namadi is determine to ensure no person died in Jigawa because of medical bills. He is committed to make healthcare services accessible and affordable for all Jigawa citizens, and he is ready to invest for achieving the desire goals,” he said.
The Commissioner added that to achieve the desire goals of an accessible and affordable healthcare for Jigsawa citizens, the government had last month recruited 1,100 health workers including 200 doctors, pharmacists and nurses.
