By BILIKISU ADAMU, Lafia

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nasarawa State Hospitals Management Board (NSHMB), Dr. Edego Egba, has stressed the need for stakeholders? involvement in the healthcare delivery system, noting that this is key for the promotion of healthcare facilities.

He spoke during a recent week-long supervisory visit to all the secondary health facilities in the state.

During the week, Dr. Egba led the Management Team of the Board to perform one of its cardinal functions, which is to coordinate, supervise and monitor structures and service delivery in all public secondary health care facilities in the state.

The CMD applauded the State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, ?for his unrelenting efforts towards revamping secondary health facilities in the state (General Hospitals).? Dr. Egba, however, appealed to the Governor for more support to enable upgrade to a standardised level in all secondary health facilities in the state.

The CMD solicited stakeholders in the state and beyond, ?especially community league of friends of all General Hospitals, to always visit the facilities and support them where they could.? He appreciated staff at the various facilities ?for their dedication, commitment and contributions in saving human lives and serving humanity.?

Similarly, the team leader for the supportive supervision of NSHMB, Pharmacist Joshua Galley, applauded his team members ?for their efforts in making sure that templates are administered appropriately? in a bid to discover bottlenecks and loopholes that would be addressed for the smooth-running of the facilities.

During the week, the team took time to give on-the-spot support, mentorship, advice and coaching support as the need arose at the various facilities visited.

Among challenges identified during the visits are inadequate medical equipment ? especially in the labour rooms ? insufficient manpower, need for training and restraining of clinical staff and need for expansion of some facilities, in particular, General Hospital Keffi. The NSHMB Management Team assured that quick response would be given to the grey areas in order to enhance quality service provision at secondary healthcare facilities across the state.

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