Board Promises Renovation Of Health Centres

As part of efforts to re
vamp the state’s health sector, the Rivers State primary Health Care Management  Board (RSPHCMB) has promised to renovate Primary health centres across the state to meet with the health needs of the people.
The Chairman of the board, Prof. Pricewill Chike gave the assurance during the board’s  tour/inspection  of health facilities in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas recently. Chike who noted with dismay the decay of equipment in some of the health facilities, said the board would do  its  best by renovating  and putting in place needed and functional equipments that would  cater for the  primary  healthcare needs of the people.
While noting that Governor Nyesom Wike  led administration was poised to addressing the health challenges of the people as well as uplifting  the state’s health sector, Chike maintained that the board would partner with the government in bringing it to realization.
Chike said, “primary healthcare is the base of the effective healthcare service and so by the confidence reposed in the board by the governor,  we will do our best for the focus to be achieved.
Also speaking , the Permanent Secretary of the board, Dr. Agiriye Agba Harry, said the visit  was to enable the board members as well as management  have a first hand  information on the state of the health centres  and to be abreast  of the gaps to be filled  in the delivery of health services to the people of the state.
The board also visited Model Health Centre, Rumuigbo, Model Health Centre, Rumueme  and Model Health Centre, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo among others.

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