Views: Visits 7 Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State. By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Kano state Executive Council has given approval for the implementation of a new minimum wage for academic and non-academic staff of the two-state own universities, with a monthly release of N49,695,509.26 million. It, however, said that accumulated arrears from the time of the approval of the new salary structure to date would be determined pending improvement of the current financial situation in the state. The state commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba, announced this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting, held at Africa House, Government House, Kano.
Amegor made the appeal during a sensitisation visit to St. Francis Catholic Church in Benin City.
The DG said religious leaders play a crucial role in sensitising members of the public on the need to enroll for the state’s health insurance and take advantage of its benefits, considering the economic health situation of the country and the unexpected health crises that arises.
He urged religious leaders to rally their members to be insured, which will assist them to spend less in accessing healthcare services, noting that the Scheme is designed to accommodate different classes of people in the society in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage in the State.
Commemorating World Immunization Week, 2021: The RI experience of the PAS Project
As Nigeria marks World Immunization Week for 2021 celebrated from April 24th - 30th every year, it is important to highlight the use of vaccines in mitigating vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).
1.0 World Immunization Week 2021
As Nigeria marks World Immunization Week for 2021 celebrated from April 24th – 30th every year, it is important to highlight the use of vaccines in mitigating vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) and to measure the progress of Nigeria’s journey for self-reliance. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the primary objective of the week is to emphasise the value of vaccines in preventing diseases that were hitherto perceived as life-threatening. This World Immunization Week seeks to highlight the importance of vaccines as a “public good that saves lives and protects health” whilst also allowing development. The theme of 2021 is “Vaccines bring us closer”.
By Francis Sardauna
The Katsina State Government has enrolled 320,000 persons in the formal sector programme of its contributory healthcare scheme and 53,241 vulnerable population are expected to be covered under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF).
Governor Aminu Bello Masari, who unveiled this Tuesday while flagging off the implementation of the scheme, said the contributory scheme was designed to be one of the effective reforms in the state health sector.
THISDAY reports that Governor Masari, had on December 27, 2018, signed into law the bill establishing the Katsina State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KTSCHMA).
He said one per cent of the state statutory allocation has been appropriated in the 2021 budget and dedicated to the state Contributory Healthcare Management Agency as equity fund for the vulnerable groups and matching grant for BHCPF to tackle risk pool of the scheme.
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