Bayelsa to prioritise health sector investment
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By Samuel Oyadongha, Bayelsa
Bayelsa State government has said it would give priority to the health sector as part of the initiative to improve the overall well-being of citizens of the state.
Governor Douye Diri stated this on Monday in Yenagoa at the opening of a three-day maiden Bayelsa Health Summit with the theme: “Achieving Improved Health System Performance Through Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement.”
The well-attended event had in attendance former President Goodluck Jonathan, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, President, Commonwealth Medical Association, Dr Osahon Enabulele among other stakeholders.
Diri in a statement said his administration was embarking on critical and sustainable measures toward addressing the challenges of the primary to tertiary health institutions in the state.