Zulum inaugurates three health sector boards, orders comprehensive overhaul

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has inaugurated three boards in the health sector, ordering a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s healthcare system to address pressing challenges.

The boards, inaugurated yesterday at the Council Chamber of the Government House, Maiduguri, include the Borno State Hospital Management Board, the Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Board and the Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital Management Board.

During the ceremony, Zulum said that reforms are necessary to strengthen the delivery of healthcare services, particularly at the primary level.

He added: “We are currently witnessing pressure on our secondary health facilities because primary healthcare is weak. I want you to assess all hospitals individually and identify challenges related to staffing, equipment and medical supplies so that we can address the issues holistically.”

The governor also directed the boards to work toward resolving the problem of inadequate facilities, staffing and essential medical supplies.

Zulum also inaugurated the Borno State Local Government Service Commission Board, which comprises a chairman and four permanent commissioners.

He emphasised that the reforms and inaugurated boards are part of his administration’s commitment to providing accessible and efficient healthcare to the people.

The Chairman of the Kashim Ibrahim Teaching Hospital Management Board, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, and the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Alhaji Modu Alhaji Musa, expressed gratitude for the honour given to them to serve, pledging to justify the confidence reposed in them.