ZMS: Damba Covid 19 isolation centre upgrade to General hospital




From Jamilu Sani Tsafe 

The Zamfara state government will upgrade Damba covid 19 Isolation centre to General hospital.

This was disclosed by the State Deputy Governor Senator Hassan Muhammad Gusau during an official visitation exercise to some health facilities in Gusau the state capital.

The places are Yariman Bakura Specialist hospital Gusau, Damba Covid 19 Isolation Center and Sabon Gida Primary Health Center for reassessment of the condition of each facility, adding that, Senator inspected the newly constructed block of  building that accommodated Intensive Care Unit, Female/ Peathatric Surgical Ward, Modern Theatre Section, as well as Radiology, Orthopaedic, and Ex-ray Departments.

He expressed satisfaction with the high-level quality equipment being provided by the administration of Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle, assuring that provision of the essential sections were timely as they will cater for the needs of the increasing population, health-wise, in the State.

The Deputy Governor further stressed the need for the management of the Hospital to ensure heeding to the urgent call for commencement of normal operations in each of them, also gave reference to the Orthopaedic Department, saying that  its service is highly demanded for relieving increasing number of patients from travelling to far away Kano, Kaduna and Sokoto for treatment of minor, major and complicated fractures.

The Deputy Governor directed the Hon Commissioner for Health Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar (MC) to come up with technical recommendations on the possibilities of upgrading the Center to a full-pledged General Hospital standard for its effective usage as a State Government-owned structure that augment services being rendered in the existing health care facilities in the State capital, and its environs 

'' Theres  Some grey areas that need to be addressed by the contracting firm and it's client the State Primary Health Care Services Management Board'' Senator said 

He further directed the Executive Secretary of the Board to ensure urgency in compliance, as the State Government would commission the facilities at any time from now.

The Deputy Governor was accompanied at the visit by the State Commissioner for Health Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar (MC) Tsafe, Special Adviser Alhaji Sani Danjuma Dambo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Pharmacist Aliyu Maikiyo Maradun and Dr Tukur Ismail, among others.

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