The Jigawa State Government stated hypertension, diabetes and sickle cell sufferers will obtain free healthcare providers within the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, made this recognized in a press release in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday.
Musa stated the State Executive Council, throughout its assembly on Thursday, accepted that the state programme for Free Maternal Neonatal and Child Healthcare must also cowl individuals with hypertension, diabetes and sickle cell without spending a dime remedy in all government-owned hospitals throughout the 27 Local authorities areas.
He defined that the council additionally accepted the disbursement of N179.2 million as Direct Facility Financing to the accredited Primary Healthcare Centers.
Council, he stated, additionally accepted an extra 17 PHCs throughout the 281 political wards of the state for the primary and second quarters of 2024 by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
The commissioner added that N69.1 million was additionally accepted for the fee of month-to-month stipend for 79 Midwives and Community Influencers, Promoters and Services (CHIPS Agents).
According to him, a piece plan for the implementation of Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services Project introduced by the Ministry of Health, was additionally accepted.
“The IMPACT Project is supported by World Bank with a total amount of N1.2 billion only in the Work plan for the year 2024 for Jigawa for the revitalisation of 161 Primary Healthcare Centres in the state,” Musa stated.
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