We’ve Made Significant Strides In Health Sector -Fubara

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has  declared  that his administration has made significant strides in the health sector in the past two and a half years.

Fubara, who stated this on Tuesday  at the Government House,  Port Harcourt, listed some of his notable achievements to include the revamping of  health facilities, the establishment of the health insurance scheme and the employment of over 2,000 health workers to boost the manpower and  efficiency of the sector.

The governor further disclosed that the administration has revived and expanded several abandoned health facilities, including the Zonal Hospitals in Bori, Omoku, Ahoada, and Degema.

He explained that the Ahoada Zonal Hospital is a 105-bed secondary facility that has capacity to cater for the health needs of the people in its catchment area.

In addition to the Zonal Hospitals, Fubara stated that his administration has also  paid very close attention to the Primary Healthcare Centres across the state to ensure that citizens of Rivers State, especially  those in the rural areas,  have easy access to healthcare within their communities.

According to him, the administration  approved the remodeling of 153 primary healthcare centers across the State to ensure their functionality.

“As an administration, we are very passionate about  the health of every citizen and resident of Rivers State. When we realised that many people have been under stress as a result of economic hardship, we decided to introduce mental health services at the primary healthcare level. We  are not just catering for those down with the common diseases such as malaria fever, we  want to ensure that our people get the right attention to their mental health at the right time.

“At the tertiary level, we have also  revamped the Intensive Care Unit of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital  and provided it with modern equipment, including monitors, ventilators, and scanners. Most of these innovations are massive and unprecedented,” he said.

On staff welfare, Fubara also disclosed that he  approved the  promotions for over 400 staff of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital and recruited an additional 500 staff.

In the same vein, the governor  said the  number of scholarships for indigenes of Rivers State studying at the  PAMO University of Medical Sciences has been increased from one hundred 100 to 150 under his watch.