By Tina Akannam

Dutse—Jigawa State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abba Zakari, told newsmen, yesterday, that the state government has spent over N573 million on the construction of 27 primary healthcare centres and 27 midwives staff quarters.

According to him, the development is part of government’s determination to bring health facilities closer to the people.

Gov Badaru of Jigawa State

He said the new health facilities were provided in each of the 27 local government areas in the state, adding “the gesture was to address the shortage of health care facilities and shortage of manpower in the health sector.”

He added that the funds were generated through counterpart funding with the Millennium Develop-ment Goals, MDGs.

“The state government will also spend over N98 million to equip the health centres and over N25 million to furnish the midwives staff quarters,” he added.