Health
Kano upgrades 320 PHCs, recruits health workers
Tukur Muntari
The Kano State Government has rehabilitated no fewer than 320 Primary Healthcare Centres as part measures to improve healthcare delivery across the 44 local government areas of the state.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf, disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference as part of activities marking the Democracy Day and third anniversary of the administration of Governor Abba Yusuf.
“When we came in 2023, we met 1, 236 health centres in dilapidated condition. I’m happy to inform you that government has within the last three years renovated and equipped 320 PHCs, “ he said.
Yusuf noted that additional healthcare personnel had been recruited through collaboration between the state and federal government and deployed to health facilities to improve service delivery.
According to him, the state government plans to recruit about 7,000 additional health workers including midwives and nurses to equip the state health facilities with qualified and adequate personnel to ensure quality healthcare delivery in the state.
The commissioner stressed that the state government was committed to strengthening secondary healthcare services across the 44 local government areas, adding that significant progress had been made in improving the availability of essential medicines in the facilities.
He added that the government had revived the training and retraining of healthcare workers, restored professionalism in the sector, and secured accreditation for several health-related courses from relevant regulatory bodies.
Yusuf disclosed that opportunities had been created for medical doctors to advance to consultant status, thereby strengthening the capacity of healthcare institutions and enhancing service delivery.
He described the establishment of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control as one of the administration’s major achievements, saying the facility has significantly improved the state’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies.
“The establishment of the Kano State Center for Disease Control is one of Governor Yusuf administration’s achievements.The centre has improved the state’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies since its establishment,” he said.
Yusuf maintained that the state has intensified routine immunisation campaign to reach out to all eligible children across the 44 local government areas to check the spread of Diphtheria case.
However, he urged members of the public to take every precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease by avoiding crowded and unventilated areas and places.
The commissioner said the state government has also intensified efforts in the screening of Tuberculosis disease among residents including pregnant women across the state.
“Screening of Tuberculosis among pregnant women and other persons is free and is being conducted across the state,” the commissioner added.
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