Gov.
Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that no resident will seek medical
treatment outside the state by 2021 due to the facilities being provided and
the quality of medical services that will be rendered.
Masari said this on Friday in Katsina shortly after the national
executives of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) decorated him with the
`Distinguished Service Award’.
He said that his administration decided to focus on quality
healthcare delivery to people of the state in line with his campaign promises.
“What we are doing in the health sector is to take action that
will bring good healthcare delivery system in the state.
“Sometime last week, I was outside the country where we
finalised arrangements to further improve healthcare delivery in our rural
healthcare centers.
“We want comprehensive medical services in our rural areas; we
knew what we met on ground when we came in 2015; our hospitals and health
clinics were in bad shape.
“We met a situation where medical doctors and nurses were
leaving for greener pastures while we have a growing population in the state.
“Our approach to healthcare delivery is sustainable. We are
putting in place the type of healthcare that in 20 years to come, our people
will continue to benefit from the structures we have put in place in our
hospitals and clinics,” the governor said.
Earlier, while decorating the governor with the award, the NMA
Vice President, Dr.Kingsley Enweremadu, lauded the government’s contribution in
the healthcare sector.
Enweremadu commended Masari for the upgrade of all general
hospitals in the state, the plans to have a state Teaching Hospital and for taking
care of the welfare of medical doctors in the state. (NAN)
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