Yobe govt contributes N2.6 billion to state healthcare scheme in 2 years – Gov. Buni
Story from Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State said the state government had contributed N2.6 billion to the state Healthcare Contributory scheme for its workers from 2020 to date.
He disclosed this in Damaturu on Wednesday at the launch of Expanded Free Healthcare Schemes for the poor and vulnerable people.
According to the Governor, “Government has consistently sustained the employer statutory 3.25% contribution into the formal sector programme from June 2020 to date, amounting to N2,642,670,944.84.
“This is in addition to N200 million in 2021 for the state government equity programme being implemented under the state Contributory Healthcare Management Agency”, Governor Buni said.
The Governor said he has restored N20 million monthly standing payment for the free drugs programme and bulk purchase of drugs and medical consumables amounting to the sum of N40 million for direct procurement and distribution of high-quality drugs, medical consumables, and laboratory reagents to health facilities across the state”.
He also explained that the government had completed the upgrade of four general hospitals to specialist hospitals in Buni Yadi, Gashua, Potiskum, and Geidam.
“Similarly, the government has upgraded seven Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCC) in Machina, Nguru, Jaji-Maji, Yunusari, Yusufari, Babban-Gida, and Bara to General Hospitals in fulfillment of his promise to establish one General Hospital in every Local Government Headquarter,” he noted.
Governor Buni personally paid for the enrolment of 100 indigent persons into the contributory healthcare management agency at the cost of N1.2million and called on others to extend the gesture by sponsoring more vulnerable persons.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Lawan Gana, commended Governor Buni for his sustained political will to commit resources to the project, assuring that the Contributory Healthcare Management Agency would ensure judicious use of the resources.
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