Plateau Hospital: No more mere consulting clinic | TheNewsGuru
It is a common saying that health is wealth; only a healthy person can work, create wealth, and contribute to the economy at all levels. A healthy population is key to economic development, any government that wants to build a virile economy has to pay attention to the health of its citizens, and this is what the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has been doing since he came on board a year ago.
During his campaigns, the Governor had anticipated a healthy citizenry hence he listed the health sector as one of the key areas his administration would give attention to. He stated the agenda would involve the rehabilitation, re-equipment, and staffing of government health institutions; provide a referral hospital in the State, and ensure proper regulation of private health facilities for the good of citizens.
On coming on board, the Governor among other interventions in the sector, appointed a seasoned Paediatrician, and a former Plateau State Nigerian Medical Association, NMA Chairman, Professor Christopher Yilgwan as the Chief Medical Director, CMD of the Plateau State Specialist Hospital Jos to reposition the hospital for improved healthcare delivery.
The Governor met some unfinished projects in the hospital that were commissioned by the previous administration, he had directed that they be completed for optimum value addition.
He said, Before we came on board, there were only two specialists in the Plateau Specialist Hospital. They were doing O&G and Family Medicine but we have approved four additional specialists – Paediatrics, Surgery, Internal Medicine, and another.
We are in the process of recruiting 22 Consultants to improve the services in the hospital…
He added, We are looking at reviving the contracts so that the hospitals can come back to life. We are making ad hoc interventions, in some of the services at the Plateau Specialist Hospital we had to bring in the private sector to manage because of the lack of personnel.
The CMD of State Specialists Hospital, Professor Yilgwan who has barely spent a year in office noted that the Governor is laying a solid foundation for healthcare delivery.
These and other achievements demonstrate the importance the Governor attaches to the healthcare sector. These have motivated us more as we pledge our unflinching support for the Time is Now administration.
He said, The Governor also approved the award of a contract for the supply and installation of Main Laboratory equipment of the newly constructed Laboratory complex, payment of outstanding funds for the Radio-diagnostic center, approved the deployment and installation of Electronic Medical Records, EMR project which is ongoing.
These and other achievements demonstrate the importance the Governor attaches to the healthcare sector. These have motivated us more as we pledge our unflinching support for the Time is Now administration.
A patient, Stella Obiakor who came for a scan at the Specialists’ hospital expressed delight at the improvement and said, I was taken aback to see the improvement, the environment is very clean and the service has improved. I like what I am seeing and I pray they maintain it.
