The Kaduna State Government plans to spend N4.6 billion to upgrade and equip General Hospitals across the state in 2021.
This was contained in the breakdown of the N9.1 billion allocated to the Ministry of Health for capital projects in 2021, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Saturday.
The approved budget document showed that N2.0 billion was allocated for the construction and equipping of 300-bed Specialist Hospital, and N20.7 million for the procurement of reagents and consumables for General Hospitals.
Also, N752 million was allocated for COVID–19 intervention; construction of isolation centres and procurement of ambulances.
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A total of N22.5 million was earmarked for the construction and repairs of Standard Accident and Emergency Unit at some General Hospitals, and N800 million for the construction of Trauma Centre at Doka.
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The document equally showed that N23.5 million was earmarked for the procurement and installation of electric medical incinerators, one in each Senatorial Zone and N24.9 million for the procurement of dialysis consumables.
It also showed that N65.8 million was allocated for the completion and upgrading of rural hospital, Fadan Kagoma, and N482 million for the construction of new College of Nursing and Midwifery at Pambegua.
It further indicated that N25 million was earmarked for neglected Tropical Disease Control Programme, N188 million for Kaduna State Emergency Nutrition Action Plan and N25.2 million for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Drug-Resistant.
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