From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
No fewer than 391,584 pregnant women have attended first anti-natal care in the year 2021 in Jigawa state.
This was announced by the permanent secretary Jigawa state ministry of health Dr Salisu Mu’az while briefing news men on the achievement recorded for the year 2021 under ministry of health.
“The sector recorded 7,003,790 general facility attendence, 4,434,082 outpatient attendence,391,584 first ANC visits, 85,397 skilled deliveries that occurred in the state. In addition 161,269 women of reproductive age access family planning services out of which 109,598 we’re new acceptors” ,Dr Salisu said.
According Dr Mu’az, Governor Muhammad Abubakar Badaru also expended over N18 billions for the financing of health sectors in 2021.
He explained that, the health sectors appropriations for the year 2021 was N28,268,927,000 representing 14 percent of the state budget.
The permanent secretary maintained that, the actual funds released for capital and recurrent expenditures for the sector was N18,693,125,000 representing 88 percent of the health sector appropriations.
Dr Salisu Mu’az maintained that, the formal sector Contributory Healthcare Scheme was operated in 182 health facilities comprising two tertiary health centres, 12 secondary health centres, 156 primary health centres and 12 private health facilities.
The permanent secretary added that, a total of 223,807 enrollees, comprising 44,428 principals and 179,379 dependents benefitted from the scheme.
“A grand total of direct funds disbursed to the facilities in 2021 stand at N993,371,717.24 equivalent to N504,958,850.00 for PHC, N361,045,362.24 for SHF, N52,766.400.00 for THCs and the sum of N74,601,100.00 for PHF in the state” he said.
He then commended governor Badaru for providing all the need in health sector with prioritization of the sector in Jigawa state.
While making his remarks, the chairman Jigawa state correspondent’s chapel comrade Muhammad Zangina Kura, commended governor for these laudable achievement.
