The Kaduna Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the recruitment of 1,800 staff to boost service delivery at the Primary Healthcare (PHC) facilities in the state.

Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, in a statement, said that the recruitment will strengthen the state’s leading role in primary healthcare.

According to Ahmad, the recruitment will directly address the gaps in human resources at the facilities, leading to a significant reduction in maternal, and child mortalities and improving the well-being of Kaduna citizens.

Ahmad recalled that there was an ongoing revitalization of 255 PHC facilities, provision of state-of-the-art equipment, and distribution of essential drugs across the state.

The government official explained that all the 255 primary healthcare centers in Kaduna State will be remodeled and upgraded to Level 2 status, as part of Sani’s plan to overhaul the health sector.

”Under the present administration, quality healthcare is not a privilege but a fundamental human right and this explains why the PHC Leadership Challenge that Kaduna State received, ranked the state as the best in Primary Health Care in the North West zone,” Ahmad said.