The Chairman Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Health Hon Usman Labaran Shafa has said that the house is poised to ensure that the state health sector is given a lifeline inline with international best practices.
This he emphasized the house will strive to achieve by supporting government especially health agencies and institutions with all relevant legislative backings and other support to give the sector a lifeline to enhance general health being of the citizens.
The Chairman House Committee on Health and member representing Toto/Gadabuke constituency who was speaking when he led members of the committee to the Ministry of Health on oversight function said other areas of intervention the house is partnering the executive to achieve included manpower,more facilities and equipment as well as tackling frequent strike by health workers.
The Lawmaker revealed that already the Speaker has taken the issue of health workers strike personally and with all seriousness to intervene in order to ensure permanent industrial harmony between the labour Union and the government.
He commended the Ministry for the tremendous successes recorded within the short period of the administration and pledged to collaborate the ministry to assist in addressing some of its challenges.
He described proper communication between management and staff as critical in resolving all pending issues towards ensuring sustainability of peace and harmony for the overall growth of the state.
Earlier, the Commissioner of Health, Pharmacy, Ahmad Baba Yahaya, appealed to the committee to intervene in the ongoing strike action in DASH to reduce the hardship being faced by the people.
He disclosed that there are one hundred and seventy two confirmed cases if Covid-19 in the state, seventy were treated and discharged.
He revealed that the medical ethnic did not allowed for the disclosure of the result of patient of covid-19 and other health issues without the victim’s consent.
He went further to assured members that in the next few weeks the Laboratory for testing of Covid-19 and other health issues will be ready for use in the state.
Commissioner said the purpose for the introduction of medical courses at the Federal University of Lafia and Nasarawa State University keffi is to train indigene students who can be utilize at the state health facilities in the long run.
He advocated for parents to encourage their children to put more interest in studying science courses adding that part of the achievement of the ministry includes computerisation of health facilities, construction of five medical facilities in five PHC, completion of center for disease control in Lafia among others.
Similarly, the
Committee visited School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lafia where the Chairman tasked the management of the school to do more in uplifting the standard of the school.
He said the assembly will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the purpose for the establishment of the school is achieve.
Speaking earlier, the Principal, School of Nursing, Zari Solomon called on the committee to assist the school in overcoming the challenges of students hostel, mobility, security, funds and renovation of dilapidated structures.
He enumerated part of the achievements of the school to include, full accreditation of the school, introduction of community midwifery, Annex for training of nurses among others.
Members were taking round to some of the dilapidated structures in the school.