Gombe, 1 December, 2022 – The massive thought about Common Healthcare Protection (UHC) is that well being companies shouldn’t be a luxurious, and everybody, in all places, ought to obtain the standard healthcare they want with out struggling monetary hardship.
To attain this goal, Gombe State Governor, Mr Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, lately commissioned the primary major healthcare (PHC) centre, Doma PHC, at Jekadafari ward, situated in Gombe Native Authorities Space (LGA).
In the course of the unveiling of the centre, the Governor mentioned the development of the PHC within the ward is according to the nation’s and World Well being Group’s (WHO) priorities to make sure entry to well being look after all, notably the poor, thus contributing to total nationwide productiveness.
Current on the unveiling was the WHO Nation Consultant, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo.
Mr Yahaya mentioned the availability of a practical well being facility within the ward will facilitate easy accessibility to well being companies for susceptible folks, enhance immunization protection, present fundamental healing companies, and maternal and baby well being companies, in addition to preventive companies.
“We’re intentional about offering a PHC in every ward throughout the state and can proceed to collaborate successfully with WHO to make sure everybody, in all places have entry to healthcare companies nearer to their doorsteps,” he mentioned.
The governor counseled WHO for being a dependable associate to the state in delivering well being care companies to folks throughout the state.
Applauding the state authorities for its efforts, Dr Mulombo mentioned offering a PHC facility within the ward underscores WHO’s priorities on UHC as a result of that’s the approach to make sure everybody has entry to fundamental well being companies.
He mentioned the WHO will proceed to help the state to supply high quality well being care companies to the folks, particularly those that are susceptible.
In line with WHO scaling up PHC interventions in Nigeria may save the lives of tens of millions and enhance common life expectancy by 3.7 years by 2030.
In Gombe state, WHO has supported the capability constructing of 600 well being care staff on well being service supply and outbreak response, and donated cholera kits to the state.
In the course of the peak of malaria seasons, WHO offered prophylaxis medication to 813 169 kids between the ages of three and 59 months.
In the meantime, Dr Mulombo, in an earlier go to to Biu, a city and LGA situated within the southern a part of Borno state, paid a courtesy name on the Emir of Biu, Mai Mustapha Umar Mustapha.
In the course of the assembly, Dr Mulombo highglihted the historic function that conventional leaders performed in polio eradication and presently, efforts to enhance immunization within the area.
Dr Mulombo briefed the Emir on how WHO helps the area to entry high quality well being companies by increasing the Biu Common Hospital to supply healthcare companies to the group.
“When illnesses unfold, they unfold within the communities and people in such communities want the best to high quality well being companies. The expanded phase of the hospital can be outfitted with state-of-the-art gear to cater to hundreds of individuals dwelling in the neighborhood,” he mentioned.
Given the extent of affect of conventional and political leaders inside the communities, WHO has been strategically partaking with them to attain the 2023 Triple Billion Targets ‒ that’s, 1 billion extra folks benefitting from common well being protection; 1 billion extra folks higher shielded from well being emergencies; and 1 billion extra folks having fun with higher well being and well-being.
The Emir applauded the WHO for its collaboration with Borno State Authorities to enhance the standard of well being companies accessible to the folks of his group. “We can be very happy to proceed to strengthen our collaboration with WHO as the present partnership and ongoing venture is not going to solely enhance the well being of the folks dwelling within the locality however can even cater to people dwelling in different neighboring LGAs and states as effectively,” he mentioned.
WHO interventions in each states are carried out with funding from the federal government of Germany, the US Company for Worldwide Growth, the Nigerian Humanitarian Funds, Invoice and Melinda Gates, the Contingency Fund for Emergencies, the European Union, the European Civil Safety and Humanitarian Help Operations, the federal government of Canada, and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.
Technical Contacts:
Dr Richard Lako, Electronic mail:lakor [at] who.int.
Dr Ismail, Farouk Umar, Electronic mail: ismailfa [at] who.int.