RSG, NGOs Partner On Healthcare Delivery

The Rivers State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with Non Governmental Organizations and civil societies to bring peace, development and progress to the Rivers people.
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo stated this during a two- day PRIME workshop organised by the Christian Medical and Dental Association in partnership with the Rivers State Government in Port Harcourt.
She said efficient and effective health services delivery is one of the cornerstone policies of the New Rivers Vision led by Chief Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
According to her in the four years preceding the Wike administration, the health sector had suffered from severe neglect.
“The General Hospitals in the State were left to rot. Rivers people in rural areas were denied access to health care as the staff of the State Primary Health Care Management Board had embarked on an indefinite strike,” the Deputy Governor stressed.
Dr. Banigo who said a holistic improvement of healthcare delivery was one of the cardinal pledges that Governor Nyesom Wike made to the Rivers people during the electioneering campaigns, disclosed that in the last two years, Governor Wike has worked towards creating a comprehensive healthcare framework that caters for the needs of all people living and working in the State.
“The Present administration has invested in the improvement of health facilities and services across the State, while taking care of the welfare of health workers in the State” she further said.
According to Dr. Banigo Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was in Rivers State to flag-off the construction of the ultra-modern doctors’ quarters at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH.) in a bid to provide decent accommodation for doctors which she said is expected to translate to better services.
Dr. Banigo said “training and retraining of our health workers is very important to us. Hence, the willingness of the Rivers State Government to partner with CMDA to hold this PRIME workshop for workers in the State.