By Haruna Gimba
Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has reintroduced sanitary inspectors in the state health sector.
Governor 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.
He stated this at the first State Council of Health meeting in Birnin-Kebbi, with a theme “Revitalisation of Primary Health Care services towards achieving universal health coverage (UCH)”
Governor Atiku Bagudu
The governor 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 wellbeing of people of the state.
The meeting was attended by; the Emirs of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammad Iliyasu Bashar, and Alhaji Sama’ila Muhammadu Mera of Argungu. Also present were Sole Administrators of the 21 local government areas, members of the state executive council and representatives of Development partners.
