Excellence in PHC Service Delivery,Yobe Wins $500,000

By:Usman Ibrahim Geidam

Yobe State government has won a Sum of 500,000 dollars prize for being the North-East’s best-performing state in effective Primary Health Care (PHC) service delivery.

The statement which is signed and issued to the Sahel Treasure News by Hussaini Mai-Sule, Press Secretary to Deputy Gov. Hon.Idi Barde Gubana.

Gubana said the prize was presented to H.E idi Gubana on Thursday in Abuja by development partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dangote Group, the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, and UNICEF Respectively.

He Further said the award was part of the Leadership Challenge Award, initiated by the partners to improve the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy, with commitments from state governors.

Mai-Sule noted that Gubana, who also serves as the state chairman on immunisation and primary health care, credited the success to the dedication of Gov. Mai Mala Buni towards healthcare service delivery in yobe State.

He said that the deputy governor expressed his gratitude to the partners for the award and pledged to build on the state’s existing achievements.

In his remarks, the UNICEF Country Representative, Christian Munduate, emphasised the consortium’s vision to make primary health care then management of essential health services at the sub-regional level to enhance overall health outcomes.