***Sends 109 aboard to study Medicine.
By Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse
In his effort to ensure there is adequate and qualified manpower in the health sector, the Jigawa state Governor, Malam Umar Namadi has laid the foundation stone for the construction of N5.5b permanent site for Hadejia College of Nursing Science and Midwifery.
Speaking during the foundation laying ceremony, the Governor said affective healthcare delivery system is one of his 12 point agenda presented to the people of the state before his Government was voted in to power.
He said the project is divided in to phases, the first phase comprising of structures would cost N3b adding that the second phase would gulp N2.5b for road landscaping etc to be completed in 18 months as agreed with the construction company handling the work.
The Governor explained further that in that regards the present administration had targeted one general hospital far each of the 30 state’s constituencies and one primary healthcare facility at each of the 287 political wards of the state.
Malam Umar Namadi explained that “in preparation for the notable and gigantic programme he deemed it necessary and urgent to made solid plans to ensure adequate and qualified personnel are in the hospitals”.
According to him “We have almost achieved one PHC for political ward, we have also reached greater percentage on the provision of general hospitals in each of the state constituencies”.
He noted that the state government has esterblished one specialist hospital in each of the three senatorial zone.
“As part of our plans to have adequate and qualified personnel to man the Primary, secondary and tertiary health institutions, government has sent over 109 students to Cyprus to study medicine in addition to many others studying medicine within the shores of the country”.
“With the three colleges of Nursing Science and Midwifery at Birninkudu, Babura and this one in Hadejia, I’m optimistic that very soon nurses and Midwives would be available and even for other states”.
“Government is ready to provide all the support and encouragement to teachers and the students in all the colleges and the college of health technology in Jahun through the provision of modern teaching and learning apparatuses”, Namadi emphasised.
The governor called on the people of the state and the youth in particular to make very good use of the opportunity, “and I really appreciate your kind support, understanding and patience. You will no regret voting us in to power”.