Stakeholders in the Health Sector have converged in the ancient city of Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health (NCH). The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Amina Shamaki said that the purpose of NCH meeting was to discuss issues on health policy making nationwide.The council meeting, which commenced today, will end on March 11th, 2016 In his r emark, the Hon. Commissioner for Health, Sokoto State, Dr. Shehu Kakale Shuni, said that Sokoto State has given maximum support for the 58th National Council on Health. He said “as you can see we have been working assiduously toward the success of the programme. We have been working round the clock to make sure that all stakeholders are contacted, everything is put in place to host this very important gathering of almost about 1000 people coming to the great city of the Caliphate”The major focus of this year’s NCH according to the commissioner is about Universal Health Coverage, is about providing healthcare in a way that common man would understand, it is about less talk and more work.”
He added that bringing healthcare to the grass root, operationalizing it at the Primary Healthcare Centres with adequate equipment and man power would give opportunity to Nigerians to enjoy access to quality healthcare services. He said among the memos he would present at the meeting includes community midwife scheme, improvement and up scaling of NOMA Children Hospital to National magnificent plastic surgery centre, Kuli-kuli to be incorporated in the nutritional programme of the country, as well as improving service of Fistula Centre in Sokoto State.
Source: ThisDayLive
