This is a game-changer in health sector \u2013 Analyst<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n Commenting, Abubakar Mohammed Kareto, a Public Affairs analyst, maintained that for years, Borno bore the brunt of a devastating insurgency, suffering billions of naira in destroyed public infrastructure and managing a lean internally generated revenue base.\n<\/p>\n He alluded that the recent commissioning of the 400-bed Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital (KIUTH) in Maiduguri marks a decisive turning point in Borno State\u2019s journey from conflict to recovery.<\/p>\n \u201cFor over a decade, residents faced a severe shortage of advanced medical care, forcing families to make long, dangerous trips to Kano, Zaria, or Abuja for basic scans and surgeries. This lack of facilities drained household savings and cost lives. By delivering a modern tertiary hospital directly to the people, the state has moved beyond emergency relief to build a lasting public health institution that serves not just Borno, but the entire Lake Chad Basin.\n<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes this milestone remarkable is the fiscal context in which it happened. Yet, while wealthier littoral states and oil-rich counterparts receiving hundreds of billions in monthly federal allocations and 13percent derivation often struggle to complete secondary clinics or keep diagnostic machines running, Borno has quietly outpaced them.\n<\/p>\n \u201cBy committing over 15percent of its annual budget to health\u2014meeting the benchmark set by the African Union\u2019s Abuja Declaration, which over 30 Nigerian states consistently miss\u2014the state proved that developmental outcomes depend on political discipline and fiscal hygiene, not the size of a treasury.\n<\/p>\n He opened an on-site medical oxygen plant to remove the supply bottlenecks and vendor price spikes that crippled many healthcare centres across the country during recent emergencies, and ensuring continuous care for critical patients. \u201cThis landmark project is not an isolated achievement; it builds on seven years of steady healthcare investments under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum. Since 2019, the administration has constructed and refurbished over 70 solar-powered Primary Healthcare Centres in resettled communities, bringing maternal and child care to the grassroots. At the secondary level, general hospitals in towns like Gwoza and Monguno were upgraded, alongside the expansion of the Biu General Hospital into a 400-bed Specialist Hospital for southern Borno.\u201d He commended.<\/p>\n It will reduce medical tourism in the country \u2013 Zulum<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n However, Governor Zulum said the teaching hospital stood as one of the most tangible expressions of his administration\u2019s commitment to providing state-of-the-art healthcare facilities for the people of Borno State.\n<\/p>\n He explained that the teaching hospital was not merely another building but a centre of learning, a provider of specialised healthcare services and a facility that would bring hope to millions of people across the North East.\n<\/p>\n The governor said the facility would serve as a clinical training centre for the College of Health Sciences of Kashim Ibrahim University, providing training for medical students, resident doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals.\n<\/p>\n Governor Zulum assured that the Borno State Government would continue to invest in the Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital, saying, \u201cWe have recruited and we will continue to recruit qualified healthcare professionals. We will provide equipment, utility infrastructure and an enabling environment for the hospital to function at the highest standard.\u201d<\/p>\n Also, the Pro-Chancellor of Kashim Ibrahim University, Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, said the commissioning of the teaching hospital represented a remarkable achievement and a milestone in the collective commitment to providing quality healthcare services, medical education, research and professional training.\n<\/p>\n He expressed optimism that the hospital would strengthen healthcare delivery in Borno State and contribute meaningfully to the well-being of people across the North East.\n<\/p>\n On his part, the Chairman of the Governing Board of Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, described the hospital as a landmark project of unprecedented significance in the state.\n<\/p>\n Also speaking, the Chief Medical Director of Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ibrahim Musa Kida, said the greatness of the hospital would be determined not merely by its buildings and equipment but by the quality of its personnel and the dedication of its staff.\n<\/p>\n On her part, the Registrar\/Chief Executive Officer of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Prof. Fatima Kyari, assured that the Council would facilitate the accreditation of all relevant medical science courses at the institution.<\/p>\n This hospital is designed to reposition Borno as a leading state in quality healthcare delivery and medical training in Nigeria, the 400-bed teaching hospital comprises 13 specialist departments, including General Outpatient, Accident and Emergency, Radiology, Medical, Surgical, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Physiotherapy, and a Simulation Centre, among others.<\/p>\n Source: <\/p>\n Following the destruction of more than 270 health facilities, killing of scores of health workers, abduction of many and desertion of several others from Borno State at the heat of… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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