Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has emerged as the best-performing governor in primary healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
This comes on the heels of Soludo’s ground-breaking healthcare initiatives 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, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Aliko Dangote Foundation, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Children and Education Fund.
According to a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, the governor, in his infrastructural drive in revamping the healthcare sector, has upgraded primary healthcare centres and constructed five new general hospitals, equipping them with first-rate facilities and skilled personnel for an efficient, affordable, and quality healthcare services.
To further enhance the sector, the governor employed 1,000 health workers, including doctors, nurses, consultants, pharmacists, medical laboratory technicians, and introduced telemedicine for efficient healthcare solutions.
Anambra State received a total of $1.2 million for the awards, made up of $500,000 for the feat in the Southeast, and $700,000 for overall excellence in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge.
