Apparently determined to provide adequate health services in the state and in line with his campaign promises, bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar has unveiled a five-point agenda to rejuvenate the health sector,
which he described as an indispensable sector of the economy
He made the remarks at the Government House on the occasion of the public launching of the agnda, saying that about N160 million has so far been released as counterpart funding for routine immunisation in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gate and Dangote Foundations.
Similarly, he said N87 million has also been release for the procurement of essential drugs for all the existing hospitals in the state.
In the same vein, Abubakar revealed that government had facilitated the accreditation of Ningi School of Health Technology to Dental Health Training College, including Nursing and Midwifery
The five-point agenda include: strengthening primary health care, access of mothers and children to reproductive health care, motivating front line health workers, improving funding of health sector and demand creation through creating awareness and strategic communication.
Abubakar stressed that within 100 days in office, All Progressives Congress, APC, administration had commissioned various projects as well as paid N160 million as counterpart funding to eradicate polio.
Among his giant strides within 100 days, according to the governor are resuscitation of patient feeding, fueling generating plants in all the hospitals, procurement of essential drugs worth N87 million.
He therefore assured that his administration had since inception prioritised the health sector towards eradication of diseases through affordable health services delivery.
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