By Muhammad Aliyu
Dutse
Jigawa state government has earmarked the sum of N900 million in 2018 budget for the continuation of its free maternal and child healthcare programme for pregnant women and children under the age of five.
Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar made this known at the presentation of the appropriation bill to the state Assembly.
The governor said N600 million was set aside in the budget for the Birnin Kudu, Hadejia and Kazaure specialists hospitals, while N1.1 billion was proposed for improvement of general hospitals, including phase II of general renovations with additional structures, hospital equipment, solar-power installations in 12 general hospitals; and upgrading of Garki, Gantsa and Guri hospitals.
Similarly, the sum of N600 million was set aside for the health training institutions comprising of College of Nursing & Midwifery, Birnin Kudu, School Nursing Hadejia, and commencement of the new School of Midwifery, Babura and School of Health Technology Jahun.
