Kano health programmes focused on pregnant women, children under five – Commissioner

The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, says the state authorities’s health programmes are focused on bettering the wellbeing of weak teams, significantly pregnant ladies and children under the age of five.

He acknowledged this on Friday throughout a joint mid-12 months evaluate of the state’s Annual Operational Plan (AOP), the place authorities officers and growth companions assessed the efficiency of health programmes within the first and second quarters of the 12 months and made plans for the remaining months.

According to the commissioner, the evaluate was aimed toward evaluating achievements to date, figuring out areas the place progress had been gradual, and making knowledgeable selections to enhance efficiency within the third and fourth quarters.

“We are here to carry out what we call a joint annual review. We look at our performance in the first and second quarters based on our Annual Operational Plan. We assess what we have achieved, what is left and why. That will help us take the right decisions for the remaining quarters of the year,” he mentioned.

Dr Yusuf mentioned the state authorities was working in the direction of reaching at the very least 80 per cent finances efficiency within the health sector by the finish of the 12 months.

He famous that the evaluate introduced collectively growth companions and stakeholders to evaluate key health programmes, together with reproductive, maternal, new child and little one health, immunisation, malaria management, logistics administration, and remedy companies.

“We are going to look at reproductive, maternal and newborn child health. We are also reviewing immunisation, logistics management, treatment units, malaria performance and other key areas that will help us understand how the health sector is performing,” he mentioned.

Speaking on the federal government’s dedication to healthcare, the commissioner urged residents to proceed supporting authorities programmes.

He pressured that the initiatives have been designed to enhance the lives of probably the most weak members of society.

“Our message to the public is for them to show us more understanding, pray for the government and accept the programmes we introduce during the year and beyond,” he mentioned.

“All the programmes are targeted mainly at vulnerable people, pregnant women and children under the age of five. These are our main targets because we want to make life easier and better for them across the state,” he mentioned.