Uba Sani: Universal healthcare coverage remains my priority in Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says his vision is to build healthy communities, where the poor and vulnerable have access to quality healthcare in the state.

Sani, who said his administration is carrying out a surgical operation in the healthcare sector, promised to deliver to the people of Kaduna State a healthcare system that addresses the needs of the citizens in the three levels of healthcare delivery.

“This vision is structured around five strategic objectives: enhancing health infrastructure, improving service delivery, strengthening human resources for health, ensuring the availability of essential medicines, and increasing sustainable health financing,” said the governor at the commissioning of the remodelled Dabo Mohammed Lere Memorial Hospital in Saminaka, Kaduna State, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

He said the event was not just the transformation of a building but the fulfilment of his promise to the people of Lere Local Government. Area of Kaduna State.

Sani said: “The commissioning aligns with our administration’s broader initiative to renovate and upgrade secondary healthcare facilities throughout the state, ensuring that our healthcare system is robust, responsive, and ready to meet the needs of our people.

“The remodelled Dabo Mohammed Lere Memorial Hospital that we are gathered to commission will rank as one of the best equipped General Hospitals in Nigeria.”

The governor disclosed that the hospital has a General Outpatient Department (GOPD) and Pharmacy, an equipped administrative building, and a state-of-the-art dental clinic, among others.

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He also reeled out what his administration has done in the health sector, saying: “In the first phase of our healthcare transformation drive, we have embarked on the remodelling, equipping, and upgrading nine General Hospitals across various local government areas within the three senatorial zones of the state.

Sani listed General Hospital Gwantu, General Hospital Rigasa, and General Hospital Maigana in Sanga, Igabi, and Soba Local Government Areas, respectively, as some of the hospitals that have been remodelled, equipped, and upgraded.

Others are Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Kafanchan in Jemaa Local Government Area; General Hospital, Giwa in Giwa LGA; and Ikara General Hospital in Ikara LGA; among others.

Governor Sani promised that work will soon commence on five hospitals, in furtherance to his administration’s commitment to healthcare in Kaduna State.

According to him, the hospitals include Limi General Hospital, Sabon Gari; Yusuf Dantsoho General Hospital in Kaduna South LGA; and General Hospital Kawo in Kaduna North.

Others are General Hospital Kaura and Hajiya Gambo Sawa General Hospital in Kaura and Zaria LGAs, respectively.

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