The Borno State government, on Sunday, said it spent about N1 billion to procure hospital equipment for 38 secondary health facilities destroyed by the Boko Haram sect.
Chief Medical Director (CMD), Borno State Hospital Management Board (BSHMB), Dr Salisu Kwayabura, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Kwayabura said the amount was expended on procurement of modern hospital facilities to enhance the quality of health service delivery in the state.
He said the state government had also employed about 4,300 health workers to make up for shortage of health providers in the last three years.
He explained that the health workers included 158 doctors, 1094 nurses and midwives, 29 laboratory scientists, 150 laboratory technicians, 250 community health assistants and 12 pharmacists.
The CMD lamented that out of the 16 health facilities in the state, 13 were completely destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists.
He said the government had already commenced the renovation of the affected hospitals.
“Government had laid a solid foundation for the take up of all relevant health projects, with a view to enhancing good service delivery in the sector.
“The state government has also built a health care centre with about 250 bed spaces to provide free heath care to expectant mothers and children between ages one and five, so as to reduce complications and mortality rate,” Kwayabura said.
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