More than 69 healthcare centres in Katsina State have been shut down by the state government following incessant attacks by bandits in the affected council areas.
The Executive Secretary, Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency (SPHA), Dr. Shamsudeen Yahaya, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Katsina yesterday.
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Yahaya explained that two health centres in Batsari Local Government Area were completely burnt down by bandits operating in the area.
“Most of the health facilities in the area were taken over by the miscreants. The solar refrigerators provided in such facilities have been converted to use by the bandits,” he said.
He further said that the kidnap of health workers had resulted in the increasing request for redeployment from the affected areas.
On the situation of the dilapidated health centres in the state, Dr. Shamsudeen Kankia said the government had concluded plans to renovate one health centre in each of the 361 wards across the state.
He expressed the commitment of the state government to ensure the complete rehabilitation of health centres across the state.
