- Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reopens Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital, marking his first project in office
- The hospital was closed previously, but Governor Yusuf’s administration recovered it, equipped it, and aims to improve child healthcare
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has reopened Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital, which had been closed by the Abdullahi Umar Ganduje administration.
The development comes 33 years after it opened and marks the Governor’s first project in his first 100 days in office.
The current administration revoked the previous administration’s sale of the hospital to an individual for N6 million in June.
The Ganduje administration denied selling the hospital, claiming that its services were transferred to a new and larger paediatric hospital built through a public-private partnership.
At the hospital’s inauguration on Sunday, Governor Yusuf said it is one of the few public paediatric hospitals in Northern Nigeria.
He stated that it has a capacity of 86 beds and sees approximately 5000 patients from the state and its surrounding areas.
Some of the services rendered include general peadiatric consultations, free admission of outpatients services, Immunization services, nutritional services research, training and referral services.
However, as part of our campaign promises to the good people of Kano State, we recovered and provided state of the art equipment and other needed infrastructure for the smooth operation of the facility with a view to tie the abysmally highly infant morbidity and mortality in the State.
I believe that the recovery of this will reduce the burden of medical and surgical healthcare challenges for the good people of Kano State especially our dear children who are vulnerable to all sorts of diseases.
The Governor also urged all healthcare workers across the state to be dedicated and committed to their jobs, stating that his administration will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, misconduct, or theft of public property.
While thanking the Governor for restoring the facility’s image, Kano’s Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, stated, “we will not forget the history of this place since the days of our childhood.”
It has been rendering essential services to our children especially the less privileged. We are most grateful for reviving it while we are calling on all concerns and the citizens of the state to lend hands to the government to succeed.
We believe the good heart and intentions of the Governor god gave him the ability to do this. We pray that God continues to protect and guide him to do more.
Present at the event are the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, Commissioner of health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf; members of the State Executive Council; the representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Haruna Adamu and other development partners.
The Executive Secretary Hospital Management Board (HMB), Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda, also called on the Staff to make judicious use of the facilities provided and adhere to their work’s ethics and professional values.
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