• Home
  • About us
    • Mission and Vission
    • Hon. Minister of Health
    • Hon. Minister of State for Health
  • Departments/Units
    • Health Planning, Research & Statistics
      • Platforms
    • Public Health
    • Family Health
    • Hospital Services
    • Food and Drug Services
    • Information & Communication Technology
    • Procurement
    • PPP / Diaspora Unit
    • Legal Services
  • Programmes
    • DHIS2 Nigeria
    • Better Health For All
    • Food and Drug Programs
    • Malaria Control Programme
    • National AIDs Control
    • National Tuberculosis Control
    • SOML P for R
  • Media
    • Press Releases
    • Summary of Media Reports
    • Advertisement
  • Resources
    • Policy Documents
      • Health Planning
      • Family Health
      • Food & Drug Services
      • Public Health
      • Basic Healthcare Provision Fund
      • Health ICT
      • Hospital Services
      • Public Private Partnership
    • Reports
      • e-Health Inventory
      • NCH Communique
      • Weekly Epidemiology Reports
      • ICT4SOML Reports
      • Other Reports
    • Publications
    • Health Budget
  • Parastatals
    • Teaching Hospitals
    • Federal Medical Centres
    • Specialty Hospitals
  • Jobs
  • Contact Us

Hon. Minister of Health

 

Hon. Minister of State for Health

DHIS2 Nigeria

                                             DHIS2 Nigeria

 

 

Agencies under FMOH

FMC Bida Delivers 2nd Baby with 600 Grams Birth Weight

You are here: Home Media Press Releases Uncategorised FMC Bida Delivers 2nd Baby with 600 Grams Birth Weight

FMC Bida Delivers 2nd Baby with 600 Grams Birth Weight

The Federal Medical Center, Bida, has recorded another uncommon medical feat of delivering and managing another baby with 600gms baby weight.

The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire noted this achievement lately while on a visit to carry out an on the spot assessment of health care delivery in the hospital.

Conducted round the hospital by the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Mohammed A. Usman, the Minister said that such achievement underscored the high level of competence, commitment and quality of service delivery available in the centre.

In an interactive session, Dr. Ehanire commended management and staff of the hospital for striving to ensure standard healthcare delivery in spite of paucity of funds. He also endorsed the purchase and establishment of CT scan- advantaged diagnostic equipment and a Dialysis unit to enable the hospital cope with Kidney disease cases and other health challenges of patients in the state and their catchment areas. 

He further implored the hospital management to look for remedies for diseases like kidney stone which was said to be prevalent in its environs.

He called for an improved attitude to work adding that if each staff puts in honest 8hrs daily it would translate into an effective 40 working hours per week. To this end, he urged the staff to embark on capacity building by task shifty. This, he said would improve efficiency and progress because in his words, ‘there is no end to improvement’

In his response, the CMD of the 240 bedded hospital with 1310 staff lamented shortage of manpower in the hospital and high cost of electricity supply amongst other challenges. 

On these, the Minister advised that staff recruitment be restricted to areas of critical needs while critical departments and areas should be lighted with solar energy to save cost.

At his courtesy call on the Estu of Nupe, His Royal Highness, Alh. Dr. Yahaya Abubakar, represented by Wambai Nupe,  Alh. Mahmud Abubakar, the Minister said his visit to the hospital was a response to the negative report published on social media about an alleged dearth of health services in the hospital.

On this, the Minister maintained that after having cross examined the authorities and carried out an on the spot assessment of the facility, the report was false as all departments in the hospital were functioning.

The Minister however urged Community leaders to appeal to health staff in their domain to desist from strike as it often put lives at risk adding that it was against thier professional ethics.

Responding, the Wambai Nupe, pledged the emirates support to the hospital.

 

Boade Akinola (Mrs.)

Director, Press and Public Relations

22/7/16.

 

Advertisement

West African Health Organisation: Call For Expression Of Interest For The Recruitment Of Consultants To Conduct Simulation Exercise On Yellow Fever Outbreak In Lagos

West African Health Organisation: Notice Of International Call For Tenders

 

Press Release

Report of Emergency NCH Meeting to deliberate on recent outbreaks and diseases

Health Minister Dispels Rumor Of Vaccination By The Military

HMH Address at the World No Tobacco Day Press Briefing in Abuja

Public Advisory on Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) Outbreak in Nigeria

Downloads

National Reproductive Health Policy 2017

National Policy On Medical Oxygen

National Family Planning Communication Plan 2017

The Green Dot Brand Guideline

e-Health Inventory

National Health ICT Strategic Framework

Copyright 2018 Federal Ministry of Health. All Rights Reserved.