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, Thursday, stated that the recruitment will strengthen the state’s leading role in Primary Health Care.
Hajiya Umma said 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.
The statement recalled that there was an ongoing revitalisation 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 remodeled and upgraded to Level 2 status, as part of the Governor Sani administration’s overhaul of the health sector.
She said 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 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 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,’’ Hajiya Umma added.