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| Gov Umar Namadi at Dutse General hospital |
By Salisu K Ismail
Governor Umar Namadi has paid an unscheduled visit to the General Hospital, Dutse, to assess the level of decay of the hospital.
The Governor visited the hospital at the early hours of Monday morning.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Hamisu Gumel said that, "the governor
was not happy with the deplorable condition of the hospital."
"In some sections, there was no light as both staff and patients were sitting in the dark, and in some patient wards, there were no window nets to prevent mosquitoes," the statement added.
The CPS statement reveals how Governor Namadi was upset particularly to find out that patients even under fives were being sold drugs in the hospital in contravention of the State Government’s policy of free healthcare to under-five year old children in the state.
Accordingly, "70% of the patients interviewed by the Governor said they bought drugs and were not given bedsheets in the hospital," he found out.
The Governor also frowned at the lackadaisical attitude of the hospital’s management, saying, "This is tantamount to sabotage."
The Governor who went around into every corners in the hospital, warned that his government would not condone such behavior.
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