The Governor of Katsina State, Mal. Dikko Umaru Radda, has approved the release of N200,000,000 for the prevention and treatment of Katsina women and children afflicted with malnutrition.
The sum, a statement by the state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Bashir Gambo Saulawa, explained is part of the counterpart fund to be provided by the Katsina government and UNICEF for the procurement of nutrition commodities for the prevention and treatment of
malnutrition among children and pregnant women, aimed at reducing maternal, infant and child illnesses and deaths.
“This is in fulfilment of Governor Dikko Radda’d commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of the people of Katsina State, through health promotion and disease prevention activities as encapsulated in His Excellency’s ‘Building Your Future’ (BY)
strategic blueprint.
“His Excellency has also approved for the commencement of Postgraduate Medical (Residency) Training Program for doctors at two select Katsina Specialist Hospitals, in
collaboration with the National and West African postgraduate Medical Colleges, among others.
“This is aimed at producing Medical Consultants at state-level, thereby addressing the shortage of medical specialists and encouraging the retention of medical doctors in the state,” he said.
