Gov’t raids, closes 8 illegal health training institutions in Adamawa

From Umar Dankano, Yola.

In it’s effort to ensure effective and efficient health care delivery, the Adamawa state government has sealed off eight (8) health institutions for allegedly operating illegally in the state.
Leading a taskforce committee for the exercise in Yola Thursday, the Director Public Health of the state of Health, Dr. Isaac Kadala reiterated commitment of the government to ensure laid down rules and regulations are effectively adhered to.
Our correspondent clamp down exercise which started with the metropolitan local government areas shutting down two (2) Colleges of Health in Yola South and six (6) in Yola North local councils respectively.
Other institutions affected by the exercise include; Fat-Hur-Rahman College of Health Sciences and Technology, Wuro Hausa Yola, College of Health Technology, Almashkur International Academy Yola and School of Health Technology Kazaure, Dougirei Jimeta Yola.
Also, Savannah Model Collage of Health Sciences and Technology, Number fifteen Freetown Avenue Behind AA Law an Jimeta Yola
Others were; Jimeta Central College of Health Science and Technology, FOMWAN, NEPA Road, Jimeta, Yola, School of Health Technology, Number one hundred and thirty eight, Jambutu Street, Wuro Kuturu Jimeta Yola, Nafan College of Health Science and Technology, Jambutu Jimeta Yola and Bell Dome College of Health Sciences and Technology, Nyako quarters, Jimeta Yola.
Reacting on the exercise, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Barrister Isuwa Misali explained that the clamp down exercise is aimed at sanitizing health institutions in the state in line with Governor Fintiri’s agenda to improving healthcare delivery system in the state.
Misali maintained that, the ministry would not compromise the health sector in the interest of public health hence embarking on such routine exercise of checkmating activities of quackery to enhancing professionalism and diligence.
Misali however confirmed that all the identified colleges for the closure did not meet the requisite requirements for establishing such training institutions.
The Permanent Secretary enumerated important components expected to be provided by a training health institutions to include having ten permanent health professional staff, recreational centre, sports field and accommodation among others.
He pointed out that the affected colleges can come forward and liaise with the ministry to perfect all necessary procedures for establishing College of Health Sciences and Technology for operational permit.
It was gathered that the committee’s next proposed outing for continuation of the exercise would be northern zone of the state.