Yobe Disappointed with PTF over Claims of Under-Reporting COVID 19 Cases

Gov. Buni

By  JOE Hemba,

 

Yobe State government has described as unfair  the  claims by the Presidential Task Force on Covid 19 that the state falls under the category of states that are not reporting enough cases of covid 19 to NCDC.

 

The Commissioner for Health in the State Dr. Mohammed Lawan   Gana in the reaction to the accusation told our correspondent that Yobe State is doing her best in the fight against the pandemic and has been strictly following the PTF and NCDC guidelines since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.

 

Dr. Gana noted that Yobe deserves commendations rather than such discouraging claims due to the commitment the State government has shown since the outbreak, stressing that Yobe was one of the first states that committed her resources to establish a testing laboratory and an isolation centre even before the intervention funds from the Federal government.

 

“As far as I am concern, we are reporting the cases of Covid 19 that we get  to the best of our ability. Yobe is the first state that committed her own resource to establish a lab and buy re-agents for the testing  even before the support of the Federal Government came for covid 19.

 

“As we are talking right now, the state has added one more  testing centre which we are waiting for NCDC’s approval because they came for the accreditation and asked us to do one or two things.

 

“Thirdly, we have through another intervention added two additional labs in Nguru and Damaturu. This goes how to tell you how committed the state is about the covid. If you look at our isolation centres, the state government had committed resources to them even before the support from the federal government came.

 

“Fourthly, Yobe is still carrying out community intervention through sensitization through traditional ruler and health awareness creation. As for the testing, the state has sample collection centres all over the 17 local government areas in the state, including in the communities. With the capacity of testing that we have in the state now, once a sample is collected, the result will be ready within 24 hours.

 

“It is very unfair to include Yobe in states that are not reporting or not testing for covid 19. As a state, we are doing our best and also working on improving whatever we are doing,” Dr. Gana explained.

 

He added that the governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni is committed to the health and wellbeing of his people and has embarked on massive health intervention through the construction of primary healthcare clinics in all the 178 political wards in the state as well as procure modern equipment at the general hospitals across the state and the State University Teaching Hospital to tackle both the primary and tertiary healthcare needs of the people.

 

Dr. Gana noted that the state has collected over five thousand samples, adding that, “nobody that comes up for testing that our team does not capture such are person.  We are very sincere in what we are doing, we contextualized our operation in the state and to say Yobe is not reporting is most unfair to us as a state but that will not deter our commitment to the fight against the virus”.

 

It will be recalled that the PTF a few days ago expressed disappointment to some states that are not reporting enough of the cases of COVID 19 in their state which Yobe is included.

Share:

Read More

Yobe Targets Over 22,000 vulnerables for BHCPF

The ES YSCHMA, Dr. Babagana Tijani(Middle) with other stakeholders supervising the exercise in Damaturu yesterday

 From JOE Hemba

 Yobe State government has projected an enrolment of 22,500 vulnerable beneficiaries through the Basic Health Care Provision Funds(BHCPF) scheme. 

 The Executive Secretary of the State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Dr. Babagana Tijani disclosed this yesterday at the commencement of registration of the beneficiaries across the State. 

 The available funds is actually projected to cater for a total of 22,500 targeted beneficiaries from across the 178 political wards of Yobe State for equity and inclusion,” Dr. Babagana informed. 

 Dr. Babagana who monitored the exercise within at different locations including the Nayinawa and Mulfa Kallam Primary Healthcare centres in Damaturu said he was satisfied with the level of turnout of the beneficiaries to enrol for the program.

 He explained that the scheme is kicking off in the state after the state governor paid her counterpart funding of N270 million in the 2019 fiscal year. 

 The broad objective of the program Dr. Babagana explained is to reduce maternal mortality and neonatal death rate.

“The broad goal of BHCPF in its initial phase over the next three years is aimed at reducing maternal mortality ratio from 576 to 400 per 100,000 live births representing 31% reduction towards the attainment of global target. Similarly, reduction in neonatal mortality rate from 39 to 26% per 1000 live births representing a 33% reduction towards the attainment of global target and under 5 mortality rate reduction from 120 to 85 per 1,000 live births representing a 29 % reduction towards the attainment of global goal. The BHCPF will in addition ensure that emergency medical conditions receive the urgent care they deserve to minimize mortality and morbidity from these conditions”, the ES explained. 

 He added that the targeted beneficials which include pregnant women, children under 5, the aged from 85 years, physically challenge and indigent poor and children will benefit from free healthcare,

Share:

Read More

APC Registration: Disabled People will be given Level Playground

By JOE Hemba  

 

The Chairman, membership registration, revalidation and update for Yobe State Alhaji  Ibrahim Dika Galadima has said the party has made provision for all disabled members for their smooth registration.

 

Galadima who spoke with newsmen in Damaturu at the training of trainers workshop for the forthcoming registration and revalidation exercise of their party also informed that all members of the APC will soon begin to pay dues for the party.

 

The trainers trainers workshop which was held at Summit Hotel Damaturu was declared opened by the State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Barde Gubana who stood in for Gov. Mai Mala Buni.

 

According to Galadima, any disabled person especially those deaf and dumb and the visually impaired are advised to bring to the registration point any of their trusted relative or his or her spouse who would assist such a person in the registration process.

 

Galadima noted that the party has brought enough registration materials that will cover all eleigible members of the party in the state that are willing to register as fresh members as well as those revalidating.

 

On the payment of dues by every member of the party, Galadima informed that the innovation is the brain-child of Gov. Mai Mala Buni who wants the party to become stronger.

 

“We have a great innovation that has been reintroduced by our great national care taker chairman, Gov. Mai Mala Buni which is the payment of dues by each member of the party every month. They party is going to start introducing that very soon,” he said.

 

Earlier at a courtesy call on the Yobe State deputy governor by the committee, Alhaji Idi Barde Gubana told the committee that they should be prepared to register not more than five million members of the party in the state.

 

The deputy governor also insisted that there will be no registration by proxy by any member of the party .

 

“We expect every member of the party to come home from anywhere he is to his ward and do the registration of the revalidation. This exercise is very important to us because it is a sure way to get any position in the APC be it elective or appointment,” Gubana said.

Share:

Read More