Niger Governor’s wife to work as Gynaecologist at General Hospital

As part of her contribution to ensure women get the best of treatments in the state, the wife of the Niger State Governor, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello, on Thursday showed her readiness to work as a gynaecologist at the Minna General Hospital.

The governor’s wife, who visited the female wards at the General Hospital, Minna, said as a practising and consultant gynaecologist she needed to know how women are being catered for medically in the state.

Bello said: “My visit is to see how I can contribute to the society as a gynaecologist.

“That is what I do.

“I see pregnant women, I see women with gynaecology problems, I operate on women on caesarian section, that is what I intend to do as my own contribution.

“The hospital should expect better services.

“I would like to contribute my own quota, visit some of these women, spend time with them, helping with their surgeries and deliveries.

“I also needed to see how the premises where I will render my services looks like.

“And I am very happy because the environment is so clean despite the old structures.”

Bello however lamented the paucity of space, adding: “It is too small.

“In a place where you have 600 deliveries and you have only 20 beds is not encouraging.”

Also, the Permanent Secretary of the Hospital Management Board, Dr. Makusidi Muhammad Muhammad, commended the governor’s wife for her input and readiness to contribute her own quota especially technically.

Muhammad also informed our correspondent that the rate of infant and maternal mortality in Niger State has dropped from its previous figure.

“Before, now it’s been very high at the range of 500 last year, but recently it has dropped to 300 because of training and capacity building and the procurement of equipment for life saving. Last month, we had zero percent in infant and maternal mortality in this Hospital,” he added.