Yobe State has won a $500,000 prize for being the North-East’s best-performing state in effective Primary Health Care service delivery.
This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Alhaji Hussaini Mai-Sule, Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, on Saturday.
Mai-Sule said the prize was presented to the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Gubana, on Thursday in Abuja by development partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dangote Group, Federal Ministry of Health, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, and UNICEF.
He said the award was part of the Leadership Challenge Award initiated by the partners to improve the Primary Health Care Under One Roof policy, with commitments from state governors.
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Mai-Sule noted that Gubana, who also serves as the state chairman on immunisation and primary health care, credited the success to the dedication of Governor Mai Mala Buni towards healthcare service delivery.
He said that the deputy governor expressed his gratitude to the partners for the award and pledged to build on the state’s existing achievements.
In his remarks, the UNICEF Country Representative, Christian Munduate, emphasised the consortium’s vision to make primary health care services more accessible to women, girls, and children across the country.
Munduate stressed the importance of improving leadership, oversight, and the management of essential health services at the sub-regional level to enhance overall health outcomes.
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