By Ibrahim Muhammad
The seven states of the North-West have raised concerns over the increasing number of substandard private health institutions operating across the region, warning that they pose a serious threat to the lives and wellbeing of citizens.
Commissioner of Health, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, and Chairman of the North-West Commissioners’ Forum, Dr. Abdullahi Kainuwa, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Dutse, Jigawa State.
Addressing the provosts of the health Institutions in Jigawa State, the commissioner said, the forum is aware of the illegal and substandard operations by the owners of the private health Institutions in the state which will not be acceptable.He said, the forum has constituted a Taskforce committee on private Health Institutions, to forcefully make sure everyone private health Institution is conducting it self according to the rules and regulations guiding the establishment of the school.
“Any school that do not meet the standard we have given the committee mandate to close the school” the commissioner said.
“This exercise is also taking place across all the seven North West States” it’s quite unfortunate some schools does not even permanent place, no permanent staff, no laboratory and other requirements “he said.
“We are aware Government does not have enough schools to contain all the population, there is need for private schools, but that school must answer it’s name school”
The commissioner also noted that, the forum will take action against any regulatory agency who issued approval without ensure such school meet all the requirements.
“We will also charged the regulatory agencies for issuing approval to such schools without seeing school, its staffs, facilities and other requirements for the establishment of school”
“We are going to find out whoever is involved or responsible for for giving such approvals will definitely loose his job” the chairman noted.
” We are not trying to stopped you from doing your Job, but if you want to do it, you must do it according to the laid down regulations, this is serious it has to do with lives of people” the chairman noted.
