The Home of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Companies has applauded the Rivers State authorities for improved healthcare supply within the state, particularly on the main healthcare stage.
Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Amos Magaji, who acknowledged this when he led members of the committee on an oversight go to to the state, mentioned the committee was within the state to observe the utilisation of the Primary Healthcare Provision Fund.
Magaji additional acknowledged that they have been impressed with what the state authorities was doing on the main healthcare stage, particularly assigning of medical docs to man the assorted main healthcare centres within the state.
“To start with, let me commend the federal government and folks of Rivers State for what they’ve executed to enhance on the first healthcare supply within the state.
“That is a type of states the place we went to a main healthcare centre and we noticed a medical physician there and it’s fairly spectacular {that a} state would mobilise docs despite the shortage of human useful resource for well being and guarantee that there’s a physician in main healthcare and I believe that’s commendable,” he mentioned.
The committee chairman inspired healthcare-seeking members of the general public to go to the services to entry healthcare.
Magaji mentioned: ”Most of the constructions we went particularly the extent 3 services, they’re good and we encourage folks to go to them, use them as a result of the aim of bringing main healthcare is to carry well being nearer to the folks; and so if individuals are not utilizing it then the aim is defeated.”
He, nonetheless, urged the federal government to offer digital monitoring gadgets within the services to boost monitoring in realtime medical information and knowledge era and enhancing efficiency of the employees.
Earlier, Commissioner for Well being, Dr Adaeze Oreh, who was represented by the everlasting secretary of the Rivers State Ministry of Well being, Professor Justina Jumbo, mentioned the state stays steadfast in utilising the BHPF and different federal authorities funds to offer entry to healthcare for residents of the state particularly these on the grassroots.
”In Rivers State, the Ministry of Well being stays steadfast in its even handed utilisation of all well being associated funds together with the Primary Healthcare Provision Fund to develop entry to high quality healthcare for our folks significantly these within the rural and underserved communities.
”Impression programmes have been equally impactful in revitalising 135 main healthcare services.
”We’re assured that your findings and suggestions from this train will additional strengthen inter-governmental collaborations and improve the environment friendly deployment of sources for improved well being outcomes nationwide,” she mentioned.
