Niger Governor Orders Closure Of Substandard Hospitals

Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello has reiterated the determination of his government to curtail deaths caused by negligence and human error as he directed closure of substandard hospitals in the state.

The governor who stated this when he flagged-off the distribution of 3.7 million Insecticide Treated Nets, Scale 3.0 COVID-19 vaccination and roll out of Rotavirus Vaccine held at the Old Airport Primary Healthcare Centre, Minna, said there was need to change the narrative of the healthcare services for an improved healthcare delivery for the people.

He said efforts must be made to avoid death caused by negligence or human error saying that , “I have mandated the commissioner for health and his team to every week, go round and close down all quack clinics and medical facilities within the state”.

Governor Sani Bello stated further that “We will continue to give priority attention to healthcare delivery to consolidate on the gains we have recorded in the sector. In the area of manpower for health, we have established new health institutions and increased the capacity of the existing ones to meet the increasing manpower needs”.

“Our state primary health care development agency has been strengthened and currently one of the best in the country.  All of these we are doing to ensure that all residents in Niger state have access to qualitative and affordable healthcare services at all levels”, he added

He acknowledged that roll back Malaria and Immunization are cardinal areas that required a new wave of sensitization among people particularly women, so as to reinforce practices that will lead to quality of life and to serve as an encouragement to healthcare programmes geared towards reducing child and maternal mortalities.

The governor said the state government has made huge investments and commitments in the healthcare delivery of the state over the years which is evident in the gradual reduction of Malaria prevalence in the state.