Yobe Emerges Second-Best State In Health Sector Budget Performance
Yobe Emerges Second-Best State In Health Sector Budget Performance
Yobe State has achieved national recognition for its financial commitment to healthcare, emerging as the second-best performing state in the country for health sector budget performance.
The ranking was revealed at the 2026 Nigeria Health Sector Joint Annual Review (JAR) programme currently taking place in Abuja. Officials attribute the milestone to the deliberate prioritization of the health sector by Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration, guided by the principle that a healthy citizenry is the foundation of true wealth.
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In recent years, the state government has expanded healthcare infrastructure by establishing medical facilities across all areas of the state and equipping hospitals with advanced machinery, medical equipment, and essential drugs. To ease financial barriers to healthcare access, the administration also introduced a state contributory healthcare scheme.
Human resource development has served as another key pillar of the administration’s healthcare strategy. The state has undertaken massive recruitment of qualified medical personnel, including granting automatic employment to graduates from the state-owned College of Nursing and Midwifery and the College of Health Technology in Nguru, all of whom have been deployed to government medical facilities to bolster service delivery.
Yobe Emerges Second-Best State In Health Sector Budget Performance
