Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule has approved recruitment of 37 doctors to boost healthcare delivery across the state.
Sule announced this at the weekend while flagging off a free medical outreach in Nasarawa Local Government Area.
According to the Governor, the decision was to meet the demands of doctors who will work in various health facilities across the state, including newly completed clinics built by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office.
He said his administration is committed to providing quality healthcare services to the people, which is in line with his conviction that health is wealth.
Sule said since commencement of the exercise, nine local government areas have so far been covered under the free medical outreach, with 819 surgeries carried out, while 18000 patients have been treated for different ailments.
These treatments, he added, include eye surgeries, ultrasonic scanning and laboratory investigations.
The Governor pointed out with the outreach now in Nasarawa Local Government Area, more medically challenged people will be covered by the exercise.
He reiterated that the medical outreach was intended to facilitate the medication and treatment to the vulnerable and of course, the less privileged in the society.
Commissioner for Health, Pharmacist Ahmed Baba Yahaya said over 60 surgeries have been covered from the beginning of the exercise in Nasarawa.
Nasarawa Local Government Chairman, Hon Mohammed Sani Ottoz, announced 234 persons have been enrolled into the state health insurance scheme.
