The Katsina State government has begun the distribution of drugs across hospitals towards management of an outbreak of cholera reported in parts of the state.
This was disclosed by Governor Aminu Bello Madari, at the 2021 scientific conference of the Katsina branch of the Nigerian Medical Association. While speaking he said “I would like to inform you that we are aware of the current outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting that affecting some communities in the state. The state government is making efforts towards control of the outbreak”
“Free drugs for the treatment of this outbreak are being purchased for distribution to hospital for treatment of cases while health education on prevention and management of the disease is ongoing and active search and surveillance are also on going across the state” the Governor stated
According to him, “most of our hospitals were left dilapidated with inadequate equipment, poor infrastructure, irregular drugs and medical supplies, inadequate number of healthcare workers, with the resultant poor patients care and poor outcome.
“In our effort to improve the health care service delivery to the teeming population of the state and reverse the ugly situation, the state government embarked on deliberate reforms of the health sector, with adoption national policies that are well domesticated and the creation of more parastatals in the sector”
Governor Aminu also mentioned that “The Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy has been adopted and the State Primary Healthcare Agency has been restructured to suit this new policy.
“Health workers involved have been receiving their incentives regularly and have been observing the protocols and successfully treating cases.
“These will go a long way in achieving effective primary health care service delivery particularly to the teeming population at the grassroots, achieving Universal Health Coverage and uninterrupted sustainable drug supply in the state.”
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