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The over-a-decade-old insurgency has seriously affected the health sector in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states, with many health centres destroyed in the three states.As the North-east recovers from insurgency, the worst affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have embarked on reviving the health sector, particularly Primary Healthcare Centres .
Mr Kaumi said that the provision of items such as sanitary pads and diapers, would encourage more patients to visit healthcare centres for treatment. He urged the government to ensure the maintenance of the facilities, adding that sensitisation of the public on the need to take ownership of the facilities should also be stepped up for sustainability.In Borno State, where the government has embarked on rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced persons back to their ancestral homes, Governor Babagana Zulum said that 45 new primary healthcare centres had been constructed and equipped in 19 LGAs.
The commitment by the Zulum administration to primary healthcare has few weeks ago earned it an award of excellence from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency .
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