Katsina state government to employ 54 doctors, 600 nurses

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- Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state says foreign medical trips are being reduced to the minimal level due to the administration’s investments in the health sector

- He states that his administration has further boosted health care delivery with the newly installed computer tomography CT scan and other medical equipment at the Amadi Rimi Special medical centre

- Katsina state government allocates 5,300 hectares of land for cattle colony

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state has announced plans to employ 54 doctors, 600 nurses para-medical officers as well as auxiliary staff for its hospitals across the state.

The governor who made the disclosure at the weekend, noted that the employment of the medical staff was to enhance the health care delivery in the state, Daily Trust reports.

Masari said foreign medical trips are being reduced to the minimal level due to the administration’s investments in the health sector.

He said his administration has further boosted health care delivery with the newly installed computer tomography CT scan and other medical equipment at the Amadi Rimi Special medical centre.

Meanwhile, as opinions continue to vary over the best solution to the crises between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria, the Katsina state government has reportedly allocated 5,300 hectares of its land for cattle colonies.

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The land, according to Daily Trust, is located at Gurbin Baure, Jibia Local Government Area of the state.

The development, the report said, was confirmed by Abba Yakubu Abdallah, the special adviser to the government on Agriculture, who spoke with newsmen.

He said Governor Bello Masari-led administration supports the programme.

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