By Abdullahi Jalaludeen
The Kano State Government has recruited 2,037 additional health workers to address manpower shortages and strengthen healthcare delivery across the state.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this during the presentation of appointment letters to the newly recruited personnel at the Government House, Kano.
He said the recruitment was necessitated by the shortage of health professionals, worsened by the migration of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to other locations.
The governor said the recruits included 250 medical doctors, 40 pharmacists, 250 nurses, 250 midwives, 150 senior community health extension workers, 50 junior community health extension workers and 50 epidemiologists, among other professionals.
Yusuf said the deployment of the new personnel would strengthen hospitals, primary healthcare centres and other medical institutions, particularly facilities experiencing acute shortages of skilled workers.
He said his administration had renovated and equipped several health facilities, including Hajiya Bello Paediatric Hospital, the Maternal and Child Health Unit, Surgical and Medical Wards, and the Accident and Emergency Unit of Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital.
He noted that 12 primary healthcare centres had been upgraded to secondary healthcare facilities, alongside renovations of other hospitals across the state.
The governor listed increased immunisation coverage, improved availability of essential medicines, the enrolment of more than 423,000 vulnerable persons into the state contributory healthcare scheme, and the establishment of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control and the Sickle Cell Centre at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital as some of his administration’s achievements.
Addressing the newly recruited workers, Yusuf urged them to demonstrate compassion, discipline, integrity and professionalism, while providing equitable services to all residents regardless of their social, religious, ethnic or economic backgrounds.
He assured that his administration would sustain investments in healthcare infrastructure and commended the relevant health agencies and development partners for their contributions.
Editing By Godwin Duru
