The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has approved the immediate recruitment of 473 medical personnel, including doctors, to strengthen healthcare services across the state.
The Chief Medical Director of the Borno State Hospital Management Board, Abubakar Kullima, disclosed the development on Thursday in Maiduguri.
Kullima said the approval was aimed at enhancing healthcare service delivery and improving residents’ access to quality medical care.
According to him, the governor approved the employment of a total of 473 health professionals comprising medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, community health extension workers, and other essential health workers to serve in newly commissioned health facilities.
He added that the recruitment also includes critical technical and support personnel, such as primary eye care specialists and perioperative care nurses, as well as additional CHEWs.
“This initiative is part of efforts by the state government to strengthen the healthcare system and ensure that health facilities across the state are adequately staffed,” Kullima said.
The recruitment forms part of a broader set of health sector reforms under the Zulum administration.
In recent months, the governor approved special training funds for resident doctors and commissioned new health facilities, including eye and dental hospitals, to expand access to specialised healthcare services.
The newly recruited personnel will be deployed to general hospitals and primary healthcare centres across the state’s three senatorial zones.
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Meanwhile, Gov. Zulum has also directed the immediate implementation of a 100 percent rural posting allowance for medical doctors working in remote areas of the state. Nurses posted to such areas will receive a 40 percent rural allowance.
The directive, contained in a memo to the hospital management board, is designed to attract and retain qualified medical personnel in hard-to-reach communities across the state.
The new policy is expected to significantly boost the remuneration of healthcare workers serving in rural communities and address the persistent shortage of medical personnel in those areas.
