Kaduna Asks LG Chairmen To Deliver Better Maternal, Child Healthcare

Kaduna State government has challenged local government chairpersons to make the survival of mothers and children a defining measure of their performance in office.
It stressed that improved primary healthcare services were essential to reducing preventable deaths in rural communities.
At a Primary Health Care (PHC) Dialogue in Abuja, themed “Strengthening PHC Systems: A Joint Leadership Dialogue,” the deputy governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, urged the 23 local government area (LGA) chairmen to see healthcare delivery as a leadership responsibility rather than a routine administrative function.
Balarabe said the true impact of governance should be measured by impr...