…Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centres need to consider the poverty level of the citizenry while billing for healthcare services – Fintiri
The Periscope Global
Adamawa state Governor, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, a.k.a Fresh Air was delighted delight over the appointment of Prof Adamu Bakari Girei as Chief Medical Director, CMD, Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, MAUTH Yola.
The Governor expressed delight Tuesday, when the management of the teaching hospital paid him a courtesy call in his office.
Fintiri revealed that he has known Prof Bakari for close to two decades when the latter served as a technical adviser in the committee for the establishment of Adamawa-German Hospital during the Murtala Hammanyero Nyako led government for which Fintiri as a lawmaker, was a member.
Fintiri said it was a right choice having Prof Bakari as pioneer Provost, College of Medical Sciences of Modibbo Adama University, MAU, Yola, as much as it is the right choice having him taking over as CMD MAUTH Yola.
Fintiri affirmed that there has been a working relationship between the state government and MAUTH as evidenced in the series of interventions aimed at strengthening healthcare services delivery in the state.
Additionally, the state government’s accreditation and quality assurance committee for the colleges of health technology in the state is led by the former chief executives of MAUTH Yola, Prof Auwal Muhammad Abubakar and Dr Ali Danburam.
Fintiri has granted the requests presented by Prof Bakari in the area of additional land from the technical college to be able to expand the size of the teaching hospital and that of the medical college as the two go hand in hand.
To ensure adequate water supply, Fintiri granted the request for the reticulation of water pipes in the hospital that would be linked to the ongoing project by the state ministry of water resources aimed at providing water in Yola.
Fintiri also granted the request to provide vehicle as an intervention in addressing transportation challenges faced by the staff of the hospital battling with the effect of subsidy removals.
Earlier, Prof Bakari acknowledged the contributions of Governor Fintiri in converting Modibbo Adama University of Technology, MAUTECH Yola, to conventional university, the present Modibbo Adama University, MAU Yola and the upgrading of Federal Medical Centre, FMC Yola, to Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, MAUTH Yola, by leading a delegation of Adamawa elder statesmen to the presidency and present the Adamawa demand.
Prof Bakari also commended the Governor for giving additional plots of land for both the teaching hospital and the college of medicine among other interventions.
The CMD thanked the Governor for granting the additional requests and requesting for more requests in case the Oliver Twist’s isn’t exhausted.
Present during the courtesy call were the Deputy Governor, Prof Kaletapwa George Farauta and the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr Edgar Emos.