55 Rivers Health Sector Reforms Of Sir Siminalayi Fubara’s 1-year In Office
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– Anchored by our amiable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh
• Implementation of Rivers State Health Insurance with 20,000 lives enrolled between April and August 2024
• Swift Containment of Lassa Fever Outbreak
• Proactive emergency preparedness and response against Cholera
• Reactivation of 24/7 Rivers State Emergency Ambulance Service
• Accreditation of Rivers State School of Nursing to College of Nursing Sciences by Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
• Increase in quota for admissions at the Rivers State College of Nursing Sciences by 142%
• Completion of 400 Capacity Classroom Block for the College of Nursing Sciences
• Ongoing recruitment of 1000 healthcare workers for the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) and Rivers State Hospitals Management Board
• Increase in scholarship recipients at Pamo University of Medical Sciences by 50%
• Ongoing construction of Drug Rehabilitation Centre
• Renovation of Zonal Hospitals and General Hospitals
• Construction of Staff Quarters, Laundry, and Mortuary at Zonal Hospitals
• Construction of new General Hospital in Obio Akpor LGA
• Upgrading of Neuropsychiatric Hospital
• Inauguration of Taskforce against Substandard Hospitals, Clinics & Diagnostic Facilities
• Inauguration of Taskforce against Fake and Adulterated Medicines
• Renovation of 35 Primary Healthcare centres across the 3 Senatorial Districts of the state
• Hosting of Team from the Royal Salford Hospital United Kingdom for Advanced Specialist Training in Renal Care
• (Nephrology) at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital
• Establishment of six (6) Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Sites across the three (3) senatorial districts of Rivers State to address childhood malnutrition and reduce the burden of underweight, stunted, and acutely malnourished children in the state. The first of its kind in Southern Nigeria.
• State-wide Master Training in Safe Blood Surveillance (Haemovigilance) to enhance blood safety
• Developed and circulated a user-friendly specialised tool to begin formal reporting of blood transfusion reactions to enhance blood safety in Rivers State.
• Introduction of Eye Care Services into the portfolio of healthcare services at the primary care level.
• Introduction of Mental Health Services into the portfolio of healthcare services at the primary care level.
• Introduction of Obstetric Imaging/Uktrasound for Pregnant women into the portfolio of healthcare services at the primary care level.
• Implementation of the Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services Programme (CHIPS)
• Introduction of Midwives Services Programme in Rivers State
• Introduction of Oxygen programme in Primary Healthcare
• Introduction of Gender Integration in Primary Healthcare
• Inauguration of Rivers State Health Committee for the Southern Religious and Traditional Rulers Engagement Project (SORTLE)
• Development of Minimum Service Package for the provision of quality PHC services
• Free Malaria rapid diagnosis and Antimalarial treatment across State Healthcare facilities
• Improved maternal morbidity and mortality
• Improved child immunisation coverage
• Opening of Burns Treatment and Care Unit at RSUTH
• Opening of Modular Surgical Theatre in RSUTH
• Construction and opening of Pathology Laboratory for diagnostics and training purposes in RSUTH
• Reconstitution of Boards – Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Rivers State Hospitals Management Board
• Unlocked Promotion of Healthcare workers
• Harmonisation of Doctors Salaries to align with Consolidated Salary Scheme of Federal Government
• Payment of Hazard Allowances for Doctors
• Payment of Residency Training Grants 2023-2024 for 379 doctors in Rivers State
• Accreditation of Paediatrics Training Programme in Rivers State University Teaching Hospital by National Poatgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
• Opening of 12 ICU bed spaces at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital
• Opening of Stroke Centre at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital
• Expansion of bed spaces in Accident and Emergency at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital.
• Expansion of bed spaces in Orthopedics and Trauma at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital
• Expansion of bed spaces in Rivers State University Teaching Hospital by 163 beds.
• South-South Award for Primary Healthcare Leadership (UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Aliko Dangote
• Foundation & Nigeria Governors’ Forum)
• Public Health Excellence Award by United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Award in Tuberculosis control implementation abstract writing for the Public Health Department at the
Rivers State Ministry of Health
• Commissioning and Commencement of Medical Oxygen Plant donated to RSG by UNICEF, Canadian Government, and IHS Towers.