By Ado Salisu
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has applauded Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for taking measures to renovate over 200 Primary Healthcare Centres as well as upgrading some of PHCs and cottage hospital to general hospital across the state.
This commendation was made by Kano state chairman of NMA, Dr. AbdulRahman Ali while addressing newsmen on this year’s Physicians Week held in the state capital.
Dr. AbdulRahman Ali said the commendation became necessary in view of it efforts to improve the health system as well as taking proactive measures aimed at improving the welfare f healthcare workers statewide.
The chairman explained that the measures taken by the state government will ginger and motivate the workers to continue to sacrifice and redouble their efforts in this regards.
While appealing to the state government as a matter of urgency to innovate ways of ensuring a motivated and well compensated health workforce, he urged the state government to consider training and retraining within and outside the state for better service delivery.
He assured that the NMA members are ready to continue to work tirelessly and support the state government policy aimed at promoting and development of the state.
The chairman however, said that this year’s Physicians Week theme is “Healthcare as a Value Chain: Building efficient from policy to patient,” encapsulates the urgent need for a coordinated, accountable, and effective health system where every component from policy formulation to patient care is optimized to deliver true value to the Nigerian people.
The chairman revealed that in it’s simplest form, a value chain refers to a sequence of interdepependent actions that transform inputs into outcomes of value, applied to healthcare, it represents the continuum that begins with sound policies and strategic financing, flows through efficient planning, an empowered workforce and effective service delivery.
He appealing to the federal, state and local governments as well as other private health partner work closely towards achieve the desired objectives.
Dr. AbdulRahman Ali said that the state chapter has lined up activities include lectures, visitation to various hospitals, free medical outreach among others throughout the week.
