*Signs MoU With Adamawa State To Enhance Quality Health Care
The Federal Government and Adamawa State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to finalize the agreement on the handover and conversion of Cottage Hospital Hong and General Hospital Mubi into Federal Medical Centres.
Honourable Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this at the signing of the MoU between the Federal Government and Adamawa State Government.
The agreement, he said, signified a deliberate initiative of the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare to improve and expand healthcare services for all Nigerians, aligning with the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking on its benefit, Prof. Pate, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Daju Kachollom, asserted that the upgrading is critical to expanding and strengthening of health services across the country.
In a statement by Alaba Balogun,
Deputy Director, Information & Public Relations in the Ministry, he said: "And with this signing, we believe, your Excellency, that this movement forward will not just be for the people of Mubi and Hong, but for the entire North East and any of our neighbouring countries".
The Coordinating Minister added that the conversion to Federal Institutions will enhance the health of the citizens and beyond in line with the mandate of the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare to provide quality and safe health care services.
Speaking earlier, the Deputy Governor of Adamawa State Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, who also chaired the official handover and signing of the MoU commended the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare for its foresight to upgrade the state's health facilities.
The agreement, she explained, is strategic to improving and providing quality health services to the beneficiaries, the people of Adamawa state; stressing, the initiative aligns with Governor Ahmadu Fintiri's priority of health sector.
She restated the commitment of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, to providing requisite support for the health intitutions to thrive.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner for Health and Human Services Chief Felix Tangwami appreciated the impactful efforts of the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare to enhance health care provision in Adamawa State.