Kebbi State government has reintroduced sanitary inspectors in its health sector. Making this announcement, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said the re-introduction of the inspectors popularly called “Duba-gari’ is to awake a consciousness for a healthy and cleaner environment among the people.
Bagudu stated this at the first State Council of Health meeting in Birnin-Kebbi. The theme was: “Revitalisation of Primary Health Care services towards achieving universal health coverage (UCH)
Governor Bagudu said optimal health is a collective societal responsibility whilst assuring that government would continue to invest enough resources on preventive healthcare in preference to curative care.
He said the government would implement the bill already signed into law, which brings together all primary healthcare institutions under single management.
He praised the organisers, participants, stakeholders, resource persons and those who contributed to the success of the state council of health meeting, the first of its kind to be held since the creation of the state, aimed at exchanging ideas on how to improve healthcare delivery.
The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Umar Usman Kambaza, said the state council on health meeting, which he described, as the highest policy advisory body on health, would come up with resolutions to improve the healthcare and well being of the people of Kebbi State. He thanked collaborating partners: E.U and UNICEF.
Dignitaries at the occasion were: the Emirs of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammed Iiyasu Bashar, and HRHs Alhaji Sama’ila Mohammed Mera Emir of Argungu. Also present were Sole Administrators of the 21 local governmment areas, Commissioners, Representatives of Development partners,
Presentations were made on: Revitalisation of Primary Health Care Services towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by Dr. Faisal Shuaibu, Executive Director NPHCDA, Abuja.Primary Health under one roof (PHCUOR):The journey so far by Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi Kainuwa. Perm Sec. Ministry of Health Dutse Jigawa State. One PHC per ward; a strategy for reaching the 225 by Dr. John Agbor, Chief of Health, UNICEF, Abuja.
