The Kano State Government has inaugurated the Health Fellows Programme Selection Committee, as part of efforts to drive sustainable health sector reforms.
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf noted that the programme was a key step in actualising the states healthcare reform agenda.
Yusuf explained that the initiative would help in equipping the emerging professionals with advanced leadership skills, fostering capacity building and driving service excellence in the states health sector.
Through professional training and field engagement, he noted that the state seeks to enhance service delivery capabilities across disciplines including medicine, IT, social sciences, and finance and recruit top talents across the state.
The commissioner noted that the programme would build healthcare capacity at the grassroots level, ensuring sustainable health sector reforms and improving access to quality care for all people of the state.
“Dr. Labaran said the committee is significant because it will ensure transparency, merit-based and all inclusive selection process for health fellows, who will play pivotal roles in advancing healthcare system, noting that selection of committee members was based on merit and tract record of dedication to do the job.
“He urged them to work assiduously to help Kano fish out such talents and enroll, mentor and teach them so as to improve their capacities which will ultimately make system more robust and standardized,” a statement issued by the Information Officer at the Ministry of Health, Ibrahim Abdullahi said.
The statement addd that the committee has State Coordinator of the World Health Organization Dr. Mayana Sanusi as chairman, while the State Coordinator Sector-Wide Approach Project, Dr. Nura Abubakar to serve as secretary.
Members include the Director of Public Health and Disease Control of the Ministry, Dr. Ibrahim Aliyu, Chairman Gaya LGA, Mahmud Tajo, Director of Planning Primary Healthcare Management Board, Aliyu Jinjiri, Dr. Musa Bello from Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Dr. Sha’awa Mardiyya from Kano Emirate Committee on Health.
