The Kaduna State Government has recruited 1,800 health personnel to enhance quality healthcare service delivery across the state.
The Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Board, Prof. Bello Yusuf-Jamo, disclosed this on Monday in Kaduna during the presentation of probationary appointment letters to the newly recruited personnel.
Yusuf-Jamo said the appointment letters were issued after the candidates successfully completed rigorous oral and written examinations, as well as screening exercises, to ensure transparency and merit in the recruitment process.
He explained that the list of successful candidates had been displayed at the board’s headquarters to enable beneficiaries to verify their names and collect their offer letters.
According to him, the recruitment exercise followed a directive by Governor Uba Sani, who approved the annual engagement of 1,800 health workers throughout his two terms in office as part of efforts to transform the primary healthcare sector and address manpower gaps.
The initiative, he said, also complements the state government’s revitalization programme, including the provision of improved tools and infrastructure in over 70 per cent of the 1,119 primary healthcare facilities across the state.
Yusuf-Jamo noted that the screening exercise was conducted fairly to ensure that no qualified candidate was denied the opportunity.
“The board adhered strictly to the principles of transparency, diligence, competence, merit and experience throughout the recruitment process, as thorough checks were necessary to uphold credibility.
“The recruitment slots were evenly distributed across the three senatorial districts, with all 23 local government areas receiving their fair share,” he said.
He added that plans were underway to recruit another batch of 1,800 health workers in the second phase of the exercise.
Yusuf-Jamo said the annual recruitment would continue to adequately address manpower deficits in the primary healthcare sector.
While congratulating the newly employed personnel, he urged them to be committed, diligent and dedicated to their duties.
