By Lawal Gwanda
Katsina State Ministry for Local Government and Emirate Affairs has formally commenced the distributed complete hospital equipments to the two additional Primary Healthcare Centres recently rehabilitated/renovated in each of the 34 LGAs of the state.
This testified the unwavering commitment of Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda towards ensuring access to quality healthcare delivery at the grassroot level across the state.
The benefitting PHCs were in addition to the three Healthcare Facilities earlier rehabilitated/renovated by the state government through the Ministry which brings the total number of such PHCs to Five in each LGA across the state.
Beside the Hospital equipment, Three Staff Quarters were constructed Boreholes, Solar Powered Light were also provided within the premises of each PHC and Wall Fencing with barbed wire was also constructed for each to enhance Security..
To strengthen the services of such Facilities, 170 Tricycle Ambulances were procured and being assembled for distribution to each of the Five rehabilitated/renovated PHCs across the 34 LGAs.
The commencement of One Hundred and Twenty Five Equipment’s distributed started on Saturday with Twelve Health Facilities across Six LGAs under Katsina Zonal Centres supervised by the LG Inspectorate Department of the MLGEA.
The Twelve PHCs that formally received the Hospital Equipment’s across the Six LGAs under Katsina Zonal Centres were PHC Dabaibayawa and PHC Yargamji in Batagarawa LGA, PHC Rafin Dadi and PHC Kangiwa in Katsina LGA, PHC Bugaje and PHC Gurbin Magarya in Jibia LGA.
Others were PHC Ba’awa and PHC Girka in Kaita LGA, PHC Abukur and PHC Iyatawa in Rimi LGA, while PHC Koda and PHC Ganuwa from Charanchi LGA.
The Ministry officially handed over the equipments to Storekeepers of the respective LGAs where they in turn handed over the equipments to In-Charge of the respective PHCs.
While receiving the Equipment’s at 12 respective PHCs, officials of the Ministry, PHC Coordinator, representatives of LGA Chairmen and CDC, Councillor as well as Village Head witnessed the event.
During the distribution and handling over processes at PHCs Dabaibayawa and ‘Yargamji, the Special Adviser LG Inspectorate Hon. Lawal Rufa’i Safana warned the In-Charge of the respective PHCs to ensure proper utilisation of the equipments as according to him, they were not meant for storage hence the need to properly place every item in its rightful position.
In their separate remarks, the Village Heads of ‘Yargamji Alhaji Abubakar Mu’azu and Dabaibayawa Alhaji Ibrahim Jamo expressed appreciation to Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda for the gesture and the MLGEA, as well as Department of LG Inspectorate for the facilitation.
Other officials from the MLGEA that led the distribution and handling over the equipments across Katsina Zonal Centres include the Permanent Secretary Alhaji Mas’udu Banye (Rimi LGA) and Director Admin & Supply Alhaji Bello Fago (Katsina LGA).
Others include Director Works Engineer Umar Faroukh Abdullahi (Jibia LGA), Director Inspection Alhaji Wali (Charanchi LGA) and Director Budget Alhaji Babangida Aminu (Kaita LGA)
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