The Kano State Government has recruited 2,367 health workers to strengthen healthcare delivery and address shortages of medical personnel across the state.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this during the distribution of appointment letters to the newly recruited workers in Kano, saying the exercise was prompted by identified manpower gaps in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The first phase of the recruitment includes 250 medical doctors, 40 pharmacists, 250 nurses, 250 midwives, 150 senior community health extension workers, 50 junior community health extension workers and 50 epidemiologists.

Yusuf said additional healthcare professionals across various cadres were also recruited under the exercise, with the new workers expected to be deployed to hospitals, primary healthcare centres and other facilities facing critical staffing shortages.

The governor said the shortage of healthcare professionals had become a major challenge, particularly with the movement of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to other institutions and locations.

He urged the new health workers to see their appointments as a call to service and demonstrate compassion, discipline, integrity and respect for human dignity in dealing with patients.

Yusuf directed them to provide healthcare services without discrimination based on social status, religion, ethnicity, political affiliation or economic circumstances.

He also charged the workers to maintain punctuality, pursue continuous professional development and ensure responsible management of public resources.

The governor assured the newly recruited personnel of government support while stressing that they would be held accountable for delivering quality healthcare services to residents.He commended the state Ministry of Health, Hospital Management Board, Primary Healthcare Development Agency and other institutions involved in the recruitment exercise.