SOSG Assures Of Quality Health Care To People
SOSG Assures Of Quality Health Care To People
From Aminu Suleiman
Sokoto State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that no citizen of the state is denied access to quality healthcare due to a lack of facilities or trained personnel.
Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto gave the assurance at the opening ceremony of the 113th meeting of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Teaching Hospitals, Medical Centres, and Specialist Hospitals, held at Sokoto Guest Inn.
Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu stated that, based on this, the health sector remains a critical component of his administration's Nine-Point Smart Agenda.
The Governor also said that the state government has strengthened its relationship with key institutions by establishing a Memorandum of Understanding that allows consultants and senior registrars to attend to patients at the specialist hospital.
He enumerated various efforts made by the state government to improve the healthcare system in the state.
The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Gobir, called on all Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors attending the meeting to continue to uphold high standards of professionalism and ethics in their respective institutions.
In his address, the Minister of Health, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, represented by Dr. Isola Adeboke, said the Federal Ministry of Health is committed to improving health institutions through funding and human resource development to ensure accessible and affordable healthcare services.
He therefore charged participants to brainstorm and share knowledge for meaningful outcomes.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Abubakar Wurno, appreciated the government's partnership with some federal health institutions.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria, Professor Sa'ad Ahmad, said that among the objectives of the meeting were knowledge and experience sharing for the improvement of public health.
While acknowledging the government’s efforts in the health sector, the Chairman also encouraged stakeholders to do more.
In his goodwill message, the Sultan, Sa'ad Abubakar, represented by the District Head of Kilgori, Dr. Muhammad Jabbi Kilgori, urged health personnel to redouble their efforts in their duties.
He assured them of traditional rulers' support for healthcare-related programmes and policies.
Other speakers included the Chairman of the occasion and former Chief Medical Director of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Professor Yakubu Ahmad, and the current CMD, Dr. Anas Muhammad Sabir.
