From Yakubu Busari,Jos
The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Cletus Bako Shurkuk has disclosed that the Governor Caleb Mutfwang has reviewed the salary structure of medical doctors from 80% to 90% on 2019 CONMESS to help reduce brain drain in the profession.
Speaking during the monthly briefing held at Joseph Gomwalk Secretariat on Monday, Shurkuk stated that the Hazard Allowance of 75% was paid to Medical Doctors while other Health Workers received between N15,000 to N25,000.00 Hazard Allowances according to their Grade Levels in Plateau State under the stewardship of Mutfwang administration.
According to him, the governor approved the promotion of medical health staff and this was released immediately and this was to further reinvigorate and boost the morale of State Health workers for effective Health Care Service delivery in the state
Shurkuk said the newly established National Orthopaedic Hospital in Jos and the Federal Medical Center, Wase have started providing services at their temporary sites as earlier planned.
Dr Cletus Bako revealed that the former Psychiatric and Obstetric/Gynaecology Units of the Old JUTH, which is the temporary site of the Orthopedic Hospital has been fenced and renovated.
“The Federal Medical Center Wase has taken off at the Cottage Hospital Wase as its temporary site, he said.
“The State Government had earlier donated 6.545 Hectares of Land at Mararaban Jamaa to serve as the Permanent site for the Orthopedic Hospital and the Legacy Project, Wase will serve as its Permanent site for the Federal Medical Center,”he noted.
He maintained that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federal Ministry of Health and the State Government on the Orthopeadic Hospital Jos and the Federal Medical Centre Wase will soon be signed.
Cletus Bako added that the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) has been onboarded in Plateau State and known as the Plateau State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (PLASEMSAS) whose training was conducted between 23rd to 27th October, 2023.
Shurkuk stressed that the programme intends to address Medical emergencies and to respond to disasters in the State. The Ag. PLASEMSAS State Coordinator has been appointed and an office provided.
