EVERY HISBAH OFFICER IS A PEACE AND SECURITY AMBASSADOR IN HIS COMMUNITY.(PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Press Release: Every Hisbah Officer Is a Peace and Security Ambassador in His Community. Kano State Governor Alh.Abba Kabir Yusuf has reaffirmed the determination of his administration to ensure security and peace  for the protection of lives and property across the state. The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Sani Auwal, made the commitment during a stakeholders meeting on the contribution of shari'a sector institutions toward promoting peace and security in Kano State. The meeting was organized by the Kano State Hisbah Board and held at the Coronation hall Government House, Kano. He emphasized that security is a collective responsibility and urged the Hisbah Board to focus more on providing intelligence reports to conventional security agencies, rather than limiting efforts to moral enforcement alone. The Governor also called on the Zakkat and Endowment Commission to develop a structured system for collecting zakkat from w...

SAVING LIVES, REDUCING PHYSICAL & FINANCIAL PAIN-PRIORITU OF FG FOR HEALTH SECTOR. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 PRESS RELEASE 


Saving Lives, Reducing Physical & Financial Pain -Priority of FG for Health Sector 


The Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has stated that saving lives, reducing both physical and financial pain through  affordable and accessing quality healthcare by Nigerians is a key pillar of the Renewed Hope Agenda for the health sector.


Speaking to newsmen at Bauchi State during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Ministerial Leadership On Performance Management Systems ( PMS) organized by the Ministry; Prof. Pate asserted that the  present administration has taken actionable steps from assumption of office last year,  that include expanding and upgrading of Teaching Hospitals across geopolitical zones of the country and, provision of  critical medical  equipments that would produce health for all Nigerians, regardless of their income or where they come from. 


These live  saving measures and other various performance indices,  he pointed out,  are captured and being diligently implemented under the Health Sector Strategic Blueprint initiated by the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare.


Continuing on this trajectory, the Coordinating Minister, as an instance, said:  ''In Bauchi State, the people  are beginning to to feel the impact of the President. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expanded the Teaching Hospitals, he has provided a new site for the Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospitals , a newly rated world class diagnostic centre is being built at the current site.


'' The VVF centre in Ningi has a program for women who are affected by obstetric fistula , and is being strengthened to serve women from the North - Eastern part of the country from all over Nigeria who are coming here to get served. In Misau, a new Federal Medical Centre provided;  and in Azare, an upgraded Teaching Hospital serving not only Bauchi State but the entirety of the North- East Geopolitical zone. That is,  delivering the promise of this President to improve the health of Nigerians.''


And our Ministry has being working hard on it as well as in other parts of the country. So, we are very pleased with the results that have began to manifest themselves. This is just the first year. More is to come in terms of the health sector transformation, and we appreciate Mr. President's leadership and positioning of  health  as an important pillar of his administration'', the Coordinating Minister emphasized.


On affordability of healthcare,  Prof. Pate highlighted the importance of synergy and complimentary efforts of the sub-nationals and Local Governments in the health sector towards advancing and expanding primary healthcare and health insurance that will make Nigerians afford the care.


To this end, he asserted that ''Through health insurance, we have already seen more than 2.4 million Nigerians accessing affordable care from the vulnerable people, to expand health insurance, to expand human resources, with training and employment." 


Elaborating further,  the Coordinating Minister explained that unlocking the value chain is an integral part of its Health Sector Strategic Blueprint initiative, focusing on manufacturing things that we need, whether they are commodities, bednets, and other elements of the health care value chain, test kits and, we are committed to actualizing this objective,  because that will create jobs for our teeming youths; as well as provide services, products that are needed to improve the health of Nigerians.


It is pertinent to state that the 2024 Ministerial Leadership On Performance Management Systems ( PMS) was organized by the Ministry as a 3 - day event, spanning Monday 21  - 23 October, for its management staff, Chief Medical Directors of primary secondary and tertiary health institutions nationwide and CEOs of Agencies.


Emphasizing it's importance, Prof. Pate said: 

'' we have discussed how to strengthen the leadership of the sector, how to hold ourselves accountable for performance and,  how to improve the quality of Health care for all Nigerians. That is a very important agenda''.


Signed:

Alaba Balogun

Head, Information & PR. 

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