El-Rufai closes govt house clinic, redeploys doctors, nurses to General gospital - Nigeria News

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has shut down the Government House Clinic in Kaduna and redeployed its medical personnel to public hospitals. A statement released by the media aide to El-Rufai, Samuel Aruwan today April 17th, states that the decision to shut down the
government hospital and move its personnel were taken to boost the healthcare system in

the state.
The drugs and equipment in the clinic have also
been moved to the Yusuf Dantsoho Hospital,
Tudun Wada, Kaduna while Government House
staff have been directed to henceforth use the
Yusuf Dantsoho Hospital for their medical
needs.
"There are not yet enough doctors in the public
health system in Kaduna State. Therefore it is
not prudent to assign doctors, nurses and other
medical staff to serve Government House
alone. It is clearly more beneficial to the wider
society if the services of these medical
personnel were made available to the public in
a general hospital. In addition, it is better that
everyone working in the Government House
uses the same health facilities as the general
public.
Medical personnel from the Government House
Clinic have been redeployed to public hospitals
in the state. All drugs and medical equipment in
the Government House Clinic have also been
evacuated and are being put to use at the
Yusuf Dantsoho Hospital. From now on, all
Government House staff requiring medical
services will proceed to the nearest public
hospital to the Government House like other
citizens of the State. It is expected that the
management of the public hospitals will make
good use of the medical personnel, drugs and
equipments donated to them." Dr. Muhammad
Bello Armaya'u, medical director of Yusuf
Dantsoho Hospital, confirmed that the hospital
has received the drugs and equipment.
He thanked the Governor for the move,
promising that the hospital will make good use
of the extra capacity it has received.

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