Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has emerged as the best-performing governor in primary health- care delivery in Nigeria.
This comes on the heels of Soludo’s ground-breaking healthcare initiatives and investments through a comprehensive decentralisation of the system and within his 32 months in office. He won awards in two categories of regional and national respectively. He was rated best in the Southeast region and the best overall, nationally.
The prestigious awards were presented by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foun- dation, the Aliko Dangote Foundation, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF).
In a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor in his infrastructural drive in revamp- ing the healthcare sector, has upgraded primary healthcare centres and constructed five new general hospitals, equip- ping them with first-rate facilities and skilled personnel for
an efficient, affordable, and quality healthcare service.
To further enhance the sector, the governor employed 1,000 health workers, including doctors, nurses, consul- tants, pharmacists, medical laboratory technicians, and introduced telemedicine for efficient healthcare solutions.
Anambra received a total of $1,200,000, for the awards, $500,000 for the feat in the Southeast, and $700,000 for overall excellence in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge.
These are reflections of Soludo’s commitment and strategic investment in healthcare of the state.