State of Emergency: Adamawa Govt recruits 1,000 health workers

State of Emergency: Adamawa Govt recruits 1,000 health workers

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Healthcare

By Mohammed Adam

Yola, March 21, 2017 (NAN) The Adamawa Government on Tuesday said it has recruited more than 1,000 medical officers to boost its healthcare delivery.

Hajiya Fatima Atiku, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola.

She said that the development followed the declaration of a state of emergency on the health sector by the state government in 2016.

“Following the declaration of a state of emergency on the health sector by the state government in 2016, government has so far renovated several cottage hospitals across the state.

“It has supplied modern equipment and recruited 10 medical doctors, 150 nurses and about 896 medical laboratory personnel, health attendants and other casual workers,’’ Atiku said.

She said that work was currently on-going in five general hospitals across the state in Mubi, Numan, Ganye, Mayo-Belwa and Jada Local Government Areas.

On the outbreak of meningitis in some states, the commissioner said that no case was reported in Adamawa.

However, she assured that the ministry has adopted proactive measures to contain any outbreak of diseases in the state.

Atiku listed the precautionary strategies to include immunisation, surveillance and setting up of a quick response team to handle emergency situations. (NAN) AMA/COF/MST

Edited by Oluyinka Fadare/Muhammad Suleiman Tola