Borno, 30 April, 2025 – The Borno Direct Executive has counseled the World Health Group (WHO) and the European Union for donating an ultra-recent health facility to strengthen the provision of health care services in the mumble.
As section of its dedication to strengthening the health system in post-conflict areas, WHO, in collaboration with the Borno Direct Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR), carried out Phase 2 of the Biu Overall Clinical institution enlargement.
WHO and the Borno Direct Executive commissioned this expanded facility in line with their vision of transforming Overall Clinical institution Biu into a regional specialist sanatorium that will successfully support the inhabitants of Borno South Senatorial District, compriing nine (9) Native Executive Areas (LGAs), as successfully as neighbouring states and countries. This intervention is major as the mumble rebuilds from years of insurgency, displacement, and strain on its health infrastructure.
This newly commissioned health facility is anticipated to seriously give a enhance to find admission to to excessive-quality healthcare services for the residents and the surrounding communities, providing noteworthy-major assist and optimism for enhanced health outcomes.
Borno Direct Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur, on behalf of the Governor and the of us of the mumble, commissioned the flexibility and expressed gratitude to WHO and the EU for his or her unwavering strengthen and health intervention over the years.
Representing the deputy governor, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Mallam Gana, talked about, “The momentous occasion marks a significant milestone in our collective pursuit of improving healthcare delivery in our state. “
Professor Gana attributed the project’s success to the Governor’s unravel for his administration to prioritize the health sector. The new mumble-of-the-art sanatorium is a testomony to that dedication.
The Commissioner highlighted the flexibility’s significance in addressing the placement’s health challenges.
“This facility will enhance our capacity to deliver essential healthcare services, particularly for women and children who are often the most vulnerable.
“WHO has constantly been a key accomplice in delivering healthcare services to the of us of this mumble, and this project is an affidavit to the highly impactful and fruitful collaboration between the mumble and the WHO.” the Commissioner noted.
He assured that the provided infrastructure would be “judiciously utilised to give a enhance to the healthcare system of the Biu personnel and its environs, providing effective and efficient healthcare services to the of us.”
WHO Country Representative Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo emphasised the organisation’s commitment to supporting the state government in strengthening the healthcare system and improving the well-being of the state’s residents.
Dr Mulombo appreciated the Borno State Government for believing in WHO and allowing the organisation to support its people’s health needs.
He mentioned the facility was built with funding from the European Union.
“We want to esteem our donors, the EU, for providing the funds to obtain this imaginable. WHO is devoted to ensuring all americans can find admission to quality healthcare despite situation or conditions. We promise our continued strengthen and collaboration,” the WR stated.
Appreciating the support, Arc Isa Halidu Garba, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, noted that the commissioning of the General Hospital Biu’s second phase signifies a major step forward in the Borno State Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its healthcare system and ensure that the people of Borno have access to quality medical services.
“This collaborative endeavour with the WHO serves as a mannequin for effective partnerships in addressing severe developmental wants, he talked about.
In his remarks, Professor Abubakar Kullima, the Chief Clinical Director of the Borno Direct Clinical institution Administration Board, counseled WHO for its complete strengthen and told diversified partners to emulate its dedication.
He talked about that the board and personnel of the sanatorium administration are ready to initiate using these facilities for the revenue of the of us.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, the Emir of Biu, Alhaji Mustapha Aliyu Umar Mustapha II, represented by the Birma of Biu, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Birma, notorious that the flexibility is the third major health project in Biu within the year, following Governor Zulum’s recent commissioning of eye and dental hospitals.
The newly commissioned health facility, funded by the European Union, will support as the 2d phase of the town’s Overall Clinical institution.
The donation of the health facility underscores the continued collaboration between international organizations and the Borno Direct Executive in addressing the mumble’s humanitarian and developmental wants.
It’s furnished with developed medical gear to present complete healthcare services. These services include outpatient consultations, maternal and little one health services, diagnostic facilities, and therapy for same old diseases.
Tools donated includes sanatorium beds and diversified gear to facilitate the soft operation in the health facility.
A the same project will most seemingly be slated to begin in Monguno, additional demonstrating the federal government’s dedication to extending quality healthcare find admission to across the mumble with the continued strengthen of the WHO.
