The Kano State Government says it has implemented about 90 per cent of its healthcare blueprint within three years of Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration.

The Commissioner for Health, Abubakar Labaran, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists in Kano on the achievements recorded in the health sector.

Mr Labaran said the state had fully implemented the Abuja Declaration on Health, demonstrating its commitment to improving healthcare delivery.

He said the administration sanitised admissions into health training institutions through the introduction of a digital process, eliminating fraud that previously cost the state more than N1 billion.

“The government had also revived the training and retraining of healthcare personnel, restoring professionalism and credibility in the sector,” he said.

Mr Labaran said several health-related courses had secured accreditation from regulatory bodies, and opportunities had been created for medical doctors to advance to consultant status.

He said the measures had strengthened healthcare institutions and improved service delivery.

The commissioner said maternal mortality was being tackled through free healthcare for pregnant women, including free caesarean sections in more than 30 government hospitals.

He said more than N60 million was spent monthly to sustain the programme and ensure access to quality maternal care.

“Ambulances had been provided to all 44 local government areas to support emergency services, particularly for pregnant women in labour”.

He added that 484 mini ambulances had been procured for distribution to all wards to address transportation challenges during emergencies.

Mr Labaran said 320 primary healthcare centres had been rehabilitated, and the government was working to ensure every ward had a functional centre.

Additionally, he said health personnel had been recruited through collaboration between the state and federal governments and deployed to the facilities.

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He said the government was also strengthening secondary healthcare services across the 44 LGAs.

“Drug availability in hospitals had improved significantly from 30 per cent at the start of the administration through investment and prompt payment to suppliers,” he said.

The establishment of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control was another major milestone, he said, noting that it had enhanced the state’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies.

Mr Labaran reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustaining investments to ensure accessible, affordable and quality healthcare for all residents.

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National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Seriake Dickson, has revealed that the poo party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was president when the motion for party supremacy was passed.

Speaking at the NDC stakeholder’s meeting on Thursday, Dickson said appointments and nominations will be done with consensus of the party and stakeholders.

Dickson was speaking on the party’s directive mandating affiliated groups like the Obidient Movement to operate under NDC supervision

According to him, they do not want somebody to win and run a one man show.

“His Excellency, Peter Obi was there when this motion on party supremacy was moved by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and seconded by Senator Victor Umeh, and it was put to vote and passed.

“Every elected officer of this party must implement the programmes and policies not according to his or her whims and caprices, but programmes and policies of this party that will be analyzed, discussed, debated, and agreed.

“So, whether in the National Assembly or everywhere, we want to build an institution in this country. We may not get it one year or two years, but that’s our vision. So we say government policies and programmes must align with the parties, and a team is fine tuning certain things, which we will present to the public.

“Now, the second element is that appointments and nominations will be done with consensus of the party and stakeholders at all levels,” Dickson said.