NASARAWA TO CLEANSE HEALTH SECTOR-- GOVERNOR

By Awayi Kuje
The Nasarawa State Primary Health Care

Development Agency, is to fish out ghost workers
in the sector in order to ensure effective quality
health care service delivery.
The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Dr
Mohammed Usman-Adis, made this disclosure on
Monday at a four-day workshop in Akwanga.
The workshop was organised by the agency for the
state’s Local Government health directors and
other stakeholders in Akwanga Local Government
Area of the state.
He said in spite of the retirement and death of
some workers of the agency, the monthly wage bill
of the agency remained static, describing the
situation as unacceptable.
To this end, Usman-Adis stressed the need for the
agency to fish out ghost workers in the agency.









“The aim of the workshop is to equip you with
knowledge on how to tackle emerging challenges
in the health sector, especially in immunisation,
nutrition, family planning, ante-natal services
among others.
“The workshop is also to develop a blueprint aimed
at boosting health care service delivery at the
grassroots in line with global best practices.
“That is why, we have the new framework tagged:
“Nasarawa State Local Government Health
Development Plan 2017,” he said.
According to him, this is to spell out clearly, the
state’s line of activities from January to December,
2017 for the benefit of our people and other
Nigerians.
“The state’s Plan 2017 will be strictly implemented
by the various health departments in the the 13
Local Government Areas and 18 Development
Areas of the state,” he said.
According to him, some workers of the agency are
dying, some are retiring but the agency’s wage bill
is static and this will not be allowed to continue,
we must know the reason behind it.
He said that the health challenges of the people
could be tackled if health practitioners adhere
strictly to the ethics of their profession and avoid
sharp practices.
Usman-Adis also advised health personnel to
always give accurate reports and figures of the
happenings in their clinics to the appropriate
authorities so as not to mislead the government.
The Executive Director directed health directors in
the areas affected by communal crisis to compile
the list of the affected facilities to the agency for
necessary action.
He added that the State Government had been
working hard to address the challenges facing the
health sector.

SOURCE: NAN NG