Shut down all quack clinics amenities – Niger Governor orders state ministry for well being

Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has directed the Ministry for Well being to maneuver round weekly and shut down all quack clinics and medical amenities working throughout the state as a part of the federal government’s effort to stop loss of life brought on by negligence or human error.

Bello made the disclosure when he flagged off the Scale 3.0 COVID-19 vaccination and roll out of Rotavirus Vaccine held on the Previous Airport Major Healthcare Centre, Minna.

He defined that the State will proceed to offer precedence consideration to healthcare supply by consolidating the beneficial properties recorded within the space of manpower, establishing new well being establishments in addition to rising the capability of the present ones to satisfy the rising manpower wants of the sector.

The governor acknowledged, “I’ve mandated the commissioner for well being and his crew to each week, go spherical and shut down all quack clinics and medical amenities throughout the state. There’s the necessity to change the narrative of the healthcare indices and to have improved healthcare for the folks”.

Whereas reminding residents of the impact of COVID-19 and the necessity to take their vaccine to construct a resilient society to forestall additional outbreaks, he stated, ” the SCALE 3.0 INITIATIVE is an progressive designed to extend the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the state. The State Major Healthcare Growth Company in partnership with different stakeholders have deployed further crew and assets to render COVID-19 vaccination and different built-in PHC providers to underserved, densely populated and difficult-to-reach areas throughout the state”.

On the problem of the Rotavirus vaccine, the Governor defined,” it’s being launched into the Nationwide Immunization Schedule attributable to scientific proof proving that the virus is the main reason behind diarrhoea in youngsters below 5 years.

He revealed that vaccines can be out there in all authorities well being amenities within the state for routine Immunization for youngsters and inaugurated the state Major Well being Care Job Drive previously often called State Immunization Job Drive to be headed by his Deputy Alh. Ahmed Mohammed Ketso.

Shut down all quack clinics amenities – Niger Governor orders state ministry for well being