Uba Sani approves recruitment of 1,800 health workers

Governor Uba Sani has approved the recruitment of 1,800 staff in order to fill the personnel gaps across all the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Kaduna State.

A statement issued by the Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, on Thursday, stated that the recruitment will  strengthen the State’s leading role in Primary Health Care.

According to Hajiya Umma, the recruitment will  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.

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The statement recalled that  there is  an ongoing revitalization of 255 PHC facilities, provision of state-of-the art equipment and  distribution of essential drugs across the state.

Hajiya Umma disclosed that  all the 255 Primary Healthcare Centers 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 May 29, 2023.

The  statement noted that ‘’the efforts of His Excellency  have been recognized 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,’’ Hajiya Umma added.