In an effort to select competent people across nooks and crannies of Kano for inclusion into the healthcare system for improved service delivery, the Kano state government has inaugurated the Health Fellows Programme Selection Committee.
Speaking, yesterday, at the inauguration, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf explained that the programme marks a pivotal step in the health sector reform embarked upon by the state government.
He said the initiative focuses on equipping the emerging professionals with advanced leadership skills, fostering capacity building and driving service excellence to enhance healthcare system of the state.
Dr. Labaran stated that the goal is to develop future healthcare leaders through professional training and field engagement, enhance service delivery capabilities across disciplines including medicine, IT, social sciences, and finance and recruit top talents across 44 local government areas of the state to drive health sector transformation.
The commissioner maintained that it is a transformative initiative designed to build healthcare capacity at the grassroots level, ensuring sustainable health sector reforms and improving access to quality care for all people of the state.
Dr. Labaran said the committee is significant because it will ensure transparency, merit-based and all inclusive selection process for health fellows, who will play pivotal roles in advancing healthcare system, noting that selection of committee members was based on merit and tract record of dedication to do the job.
He urged them to work assiduously to help Kano fish out such talents and enroll, mentor and teach them so as to improve their capacities which will ultimately make system more robust and standardized.
The committee has State Coordinator of the World Health Organization Dr. Mayana Sanusi Abubakar as chairman, while the State Coordinator Sector-Wide Approach Project, Dr. Nura Abubakar to serve as secretary.
Members include Director Public Health and Disease Control of the Ministry, Dr. Ibrahim Aliyu Gano, Chairman Gaya LGA, Mahmud Tajo Gaya, Director Planning Primary Healthcare Management Board, Aliyu Jinjiri Kiru, Dr. Musa Bello Muhammad from Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Dr. Sha’awa Mardiyya Sa’id from Kano Emirate Committee on Health.
In his response, the Chairman of the committee and State Coordinator WHO, Dr. Mayana Sanusi Abubakar, on behalf of WHO Country Representative, Dr. Kazadi Mulombo Walter, appreciated the Coordinating Minister of Health and Kano state Commissioner for Health for the nomination.
He assured the commissioner that the committee will discharge its responsibility with due diligence, transparency, equity and gender equality to justify the confidence reposed on them.