Shortage of nurses

Shortage of Doctors, nurses, midwives and some other technical personnel has created a situation in Adamawa State in which cleaners and ward attendants now do some duties meant for such professional staff.

Executive Chairman of the state Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Suleiman Bashir, who stated this in an interview published by the state-owned SCOPE Newspaper, said the situation prompted Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to lift embargo on employment in the health sector.

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Suleiman Bashir said, ” What happens in the health sector currently is that we have so