Insurgency Victims Get 15 Million Naira Support From Yobe Government

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Sani

Abacha Hospital in Damaturu, Yobe State

capital, Dr. Garba Fika, revealed this on

Monday while displaying the items procured

and ready to be put to use across hospitals in

the state.

The CMD said that the 15 million Naira was

given to the hospital by the Presidential

Committee on Insurgency Victims Support

Fund and the money has been effectively put to

use, to improve the health conditions of

people in the state and beyond.

Dr. Fika said that the insurgency triggered

influx of people in the state, thereby over

stretching the health facilities in the state.

The CMD appreciated the efforts of the state

and the Federal government, as well as donor

agencies for their various contributions in

supporting the state’s health sector.

Dr. Fika recalled that the Presidential

Committee on Insurgency, under the VSF, had

in August 2015 pledged the sum of 20 million

Naira. He said the committee has so far

released 15 million naira, with the assurance

to pay the balance, pending further

assessment of what the hospital has done with

the 15 million Naira.

He revealed that the sum of 8 million Naira

was committed to equipment, while the

remaining 7 million Naira was used in the

procurement of food and drugs, as well as

maintenance of vehicles.

The CMD, who displayed both the equipment

and items procured, said that the more the

insurgency victims are well taken care of, the

less the health complications. He gave the

assurance that the hospital would continue to

do its best in uplifting the health status of the

people.

The Secretary of the State Hospital

Management Board, Aliyu S. Fada, also gave

the assurance that the procured equipment

would go a long way in improving the over

stretched health facilities in the state. He

called on other donor agencies to play their

parts in assisting the insurgency victims.

Items procured include multi-purpose suction

machine, adjustable wheel chairs,

stethoscopes, different oxygen cylinders, digital

thermometers and oxygen concentrator.

Others include; arm cuff, inflammation bag

and bulb, calibration glass tubes, mercury,

foetal doppler, compressor nebulizers,

glucometers (accu check), among several

others.