Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has re-opened Hasiya Bayero pediatric Hospital, closed down by the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
While speaking at the commissioning event on Sunday, Governor Yusuf said the hospital, which is the oldest public pediatric hospital in the state, is one of the few public pediatric hospitals in the whole of Northern Nigeria.
However, this development comes 33 years after it was first opened and also signified the first project commissioned by the Governor in his first 100 days in office.
He said that the present administration in June had revoked the sale of the Hospital allegedly sold to an individual at the rate of N6 million by the previous administration.
He hinted that “The Ganduje administration had denied selling the hospital, saying its services were only transferred to a new and bigger pediatric hospital built under public private partnership.”
According to him, the capacity of 86 beds sees about 5000 patients across the state and its neighborhood.
“Some of the services rendered include general pediatric consultations, free admission of outpatient 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.”
Governor Yusuf further called on all healthcare workers across the state to show dedication and commitment to duty as his administration will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, misconduct or stealing of public property.
While speaking on the occasion,the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, commended the Governor for redeeming the image of the facility, saying, “we will not forget about 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.”
Earlier, the Executive Secretary, Hospital Management Board (HMB), Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda, called on the staff to make judicious use of the facilities provided and adhere to the ethics and professional values of their work.
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