Healthcare Delivery: Adamawa To Recruit 600 Health Workers | Tellwell Newspaper
Tellwell Newspaper, Abuja – Nigeria:
From Mohammed Ismail, Yola
In a move to address manpower shortfall for effective healthcare delivery services, the Adamawa state government has approved the recruitment of 600 additional health workers in the state.
Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary HealthCare Development Agency (ADSPHCDA), Dr. Suleiman Saidu Bashir, made the disclosure in an interactive session with newsmen in Yola.
Dr. Bashir explained that in 2021, the state government had employed 1,113 health workers and another set of 36 technical workers with a view to satisfying the healthcare demands of the state.
Bashir explained that the Agency is currently undertaking its various routine healthcare delivery services dubbed ‘Integrated Immunisation Campaigns’ across the 21 local government areas of the state.
He said routine polio immunisation campaigns were ongoing across the 21 local government councils with appreciable turnout by residents.
According to Bashir maternal neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) exercise is being administered to the populace in Numan local government area while Outbreak response (OBR) immunisation will commence on the 10th to 14th September across the 21 local government areas.
He maintained that his Agency uses grassroots- based strategies in creating awareness and mobilisation, including engaging traditional and religious leaders for massive outreach in the state.
Dr. Bashir expressed gratitude to the many international donor agencies, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO). He said WHO alone had donated drugs worth N1.2 Billion to the Agency.
The Executive Chairman enjoined the public to cooperate with health workers whenever they are in their locations, reiterating the agency’s commitment to providing quality healthcare services for all.
