By Najib Sani, Gombe
The Gombe State government and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have handed over three primary health centres in Gombe State to contractors, marking the start of a major revitalisation project aimed at improving child and maternal healthcare in the state.
The health centres, located in Akko, Kwami, and Dukku local governments, would undergo significant upgrades to enhance healthcare services for women and children in the rural areas.
In his speech during the handing over of the sites to the contractors held at the state ministry of health headquarters, the state commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, said the project would upgrade the facilities to level 2, with good physical structures, staff quarters, water supply and electricity using solar power.
"UNICEF is supporting the project in three local governments and the sites have been handed over to contractors with a three-month completion deadline" he said.
Dr Dahiru explained that the centres were chosen due to their location in hard-to-reach areas, with the aim of reducing maternal mortality.
He urged the benefiting communities to protect the facilities from vandalism, ensuring the successful completion of the project.
In her remarks, the chief of Bauchi Field Office of UNICEF in charge of Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba and Plateau States, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, emphasised the importance of quality healthcare facilities in reducing maternal and child mortality rates.
She stated that the organisation is committed to supporting efforts to improve primary healthcare in Gombe State, particularly in hard-to-reach areas.
Dr Rafique praised the Gombe State government for its commitment to enhancing primary healthcare and expressed optimism that the revitalisation of the health centres would significantly improve healthcare services for women and children.
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