Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the immediate recruitment of 1,800 healthcare professionals across the state’s medical facilities. This mass employment initiative aims to strengthen the state’s health sector and improve access to quality medical services.
This development comes as part of the administration’s broader healthcare reform agenda, which includes ongoing upgrades to medical infrastructure and equipment across Kaduna.
A statement by the Commissioner of Health, Umma Ahmad, on Thursday, stated that the recruitment will strengthen the state’s leading role in Primary Health Care.
According to Mrs Ahmad, the recruitment would directly address the gaps in Human Resources at the facilities, leading to a significant reduction in maternal and child mortalities, as well as improve the well-being of Kaduna citizens.
The statement recalled that there is an ongoing revitalisation of 255 PHC facilities, provision of state-of-the art equipment and distribution of essential drugs across the state.
Mrs Ahmad disclosed that all the 255 Primary Healthcare Centres in Kaduna State will be remodelled and upgraded to Level 2 status, as part of the Governor Uba Sani administration’s overhaul of the health sector.
According to her, the upgraded PHCs will undertake management of uncomplicated diabetes, uncomplicated hypertension, resuscitation of severe asthma and assisted delivery as well as other essential services.
The commissioner added that the Governor Uba Sani administration has been giving the health sector the desired attention since it assumed office on 29 May 2023.
The statement noted that ‘’the efforts of His Excellency have been recognised with 10 awards, both national and international, including the prestigious Excellence Award by the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA).’’
‘’Under the present administration, quality healthcare is not a privilege but a fundamental human right and this explains why the PHC Leadership Challenge that Kaduna State received, ranked the state as the best in Primary Health Care in the North West zone,’’ Mrs Ahmad added.
The recruitment will cover various specialties including doctors, nurses, midwives, and community health workers.
Governor Sani directed the state’s health ministry to ensure transparent selection processes and equitable distribution of personnel across urban and rural health centers.
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