Healthcare facilities destroyed by insurgents in the North-East will be reconstructed by the the federal government, the minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole has said.
Adewole, who disclosed this while visiting the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Pompomari which has 3,011 people, also announced the donation of a porter – cabin to the state as a temporary infrastructure for medical consultation and short term admission of patients at the camp.
He also employed the healthcare providers at the camp to develop a cordial relationship with the pregnant women so that they could inform the healthcare workers at the onset of labour.
Alhaji Abubakar Haliru who represented the state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, expressed the state’s joy at the visit which presented an opportunity for the state to discuss partnership with the federal government on how to assist the state in its efforts to provide healthcare services to the people.
He solicited the support of the federal government in training and retraining of medical practitioners.
