Bauchi State government will soon commence the payment of new salary structure and other remunerations for doctors and other medical professionals with a mandate to mitigate the effect of brain drain in the healthcare sector of the state.
This development was disclosed by the state commissioner of health, Dr Adamu Umar Sambo during a 2023 non-election annual general meeting of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) with the theme ‘Healthcare Delivery Services in Bauchi state: Challenges and Way Forward’, held at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.
He assured that all health and medical workers will enjoy one incentive or the other to motivate them to put in their professional best in saving lives and promote effective and efficient healthcare service delivery.
The government also re-assured its commitment to provide a conducive working environment for medical doctors in the state in its resolve to achieve the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) objectives.
He said that salaries and other emoluments of the health and medical workers will be paid as at when due to make working very easy for them.
Among the things that will be done according to the commissioner, include perfect housing for the Medical Doctors, car loans to make mobility easier for them as well as other benefits as obtained in other states.