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FCTA increases funding for renovation of healthcare centres


Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), has increase funding for the renovation of health care centres across the territory, it was learnt on Wednesday. 

The Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolape Fasawe made this known in Abuja at the matriculation of students of the FCT School of Nursing, Gwagwalada.  

Fasawe explained that the move was to improve health care delivery, stressing that most of the call rooms in FCT hospitals were currently under renovation while the administration had commenced the payment of uniform allowance for nurses. 

Fasawe represented by the Director Nursing Services, Health and Management Board, Mrs Grace Musa said the Secretariat was working with stakeholders to ensure that four bills pass third reading at the National Assembly to boost the renovation of health infrastructure in the territory. 

The Pioneer Provost FCT School of Nursing, Dr. Deborah Yusuf who stressed the need for more infrastructural development in the school to enhance learning and research urged the students to work hard to achieve academic excellence.

The lawmaker representing Bwari/AMAC Federal Constituency, Mr. Joshua Obika promised to support stakeholders in boosting the development of education and health care services in the territory. 

He gave an assurance that the FCT bill of Nursing would pass second reading before next year.  

Earlier, the Director of Nursing Services, Health Services and Environmental Secretariat, Mrs Ijeoma Jimi-Bada also urged the students to always imbibe the virtues of compassion, diligence and sacrifice which were the core values of the nursing profession. 

She assured the students that the school would always encourage them to attain their goals. 

The Registrar National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwifes, NANNW, Dr Alhasan Ndagi warned that the council had established measures to detect exam malpractice and any student found wanting would be dealt with.

Dr. Ndagi represented by the Head of Department, Mr. Aliyu Adam Planning Research and Statistics expressed optimism that the students had the potential to excel and charged them to play a vital role in shaping the nation’s health sector by developing critical thinking skills, cultivate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, embrace diversity and adhere to the ethics of the profession.


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