Jigawa Set to Employ 100 Foreign Doctors to Improve Health Sector

Jigawa state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abba Zakari, has disclosed that the state government is set to employ 100 medical doctors in order to improve manpower in the health sector.

While speaking in Dutse during the delivery of medical products donated by a pharmaceutical company, Zakari explained that the govt will employ foreign doctors if the required manpower cannot be secured locally.

She said Nurses, Midwifes and community health workers will also be recruited and the sum of N750 million had been budgeted for the procurement of medical equipments.

She noted that the government will give priority to Dialyses Machine among the equipments to be procured.

She said “for the purpose of ensuring ceaseless functioning of such and other related machines, government is also considering the employment of Bio-medical Engineers.