By Ruby Leo
The Bauchi State government has employed the 144 midwives posted to the state under the Midwives Service Scheme programme (MSS) initiated by Federal Government to reduce maternal and child death in Nigeria.
The minister of state for Health Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate disclosed this over the weekend while commissioning a completed General Hospital in Bayara, Bauchi State.
Pate commended Bauchi State for its progress in the health sector acknowledging it as one of the few state's that have employed all Midwives posted to them.
He said: "Bauchi State is a very committed partner and I want to commend the State Government for all the good work they have been doing in various area of development more particularly in the area of health. There is progress in infrastructure, vehicles, welfare of staff in the health sector with the implementation of the CONHESS and recruitment of the 144 midwife posted to the State Government."
"Bauchi State is one of the few state that recruit all the 144 midwives that were posted to them this is very commendable". He stressed
Governor Isa Yuguda, represented by the Deputy Governor Alh. Sagir Aminu Sale, said that the hospital was constructed based on the request made by people in the community.
According to him, efforts to improve the health sector include, de-centralization of the Ministry of Health for greater efficiency and effectiveness in the healthcare delivery,
He said that four Agencies were created namely Hospital Management Board, Primary HealthCare Development Agency, Bauchi State Agency for the control of AIDS/TB and Malaria, and State National Health Insurance Scheme (SHIS).
Earlier the state's commissioner for health, Dr. Sani Abubakar Malami said that the State Government has sponsored 364 health professionals to study all over the country adding that they are already employed.
He said: "The Government of Bauchi State, under a special arrangement has sponsored a total of 38 students and 6 others to study medicine in Egypt."
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