PRESS STATEMENT

PRESS STATEMENT

BORNO IDP FIRE CAMP: HUMANITARIAN MINISTER SYMPATHISES WITH VICTIMS

The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has expressed sadness over the loss of lives and property at the Muna El- Badawy, Internally Displaced Persons ( IDP) Camp, in Maiduguri, Borno State. 

This was contained in the statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Bashir Nura Alkali.

The Minister sympathised with the families of those who lost their beloved ones in the fire outbreak.

"Reports reaching me confirms lives were lost, 3,000 shelters destroyed while dozens of households were displaced”, the Minister said.

Accordingly, the Minister said the frequent fire outbreaks in IDP Camps is worrisome and the Federal Government and relevant Agencies in the States will take measures to forestall future occurrences. 

Meanwhile, the Minister said "I have directed the National Emergency Management Agency to immediately dispatch relief materials to the affected victims at the camp while an assessment will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the fire and also the level of damage”.

Farouq called on all persons living in the IDP Camps to be safety cautious to prevent incidences of fire outbreaks.

Rhoda Ishaku Iliya

Deputy Director Information

BORNO STATE CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH CARE AGENCY

BASIC HEALTH CARE PROVISION FUND: After it's Successful Launch, Borno Agency Commences Training of Facility Managers

It can be recalled that on Tuesday  7 December 2021,his Excellency  Executive Governor of Borno State Professor Babagana Umara Zulum Mni Fnse launched the Borno State Contributory Health Care Agency and Basic Health Care provision Fund which the Agency is  implementing. 

 Two months after its launch the Agency have Concluded all arrengments for the disbursement of 500million grant to over 200 hundred benifiting facilities.

To ensure Prudent management of the finances and to provide accountability to it the Agency under the leadership of Dr Abba Saleh  unveiled  capacity  Building Workshop to all facility Managers.

In his remarks the Executive Secretary of the Agency Dr Abba Saleh said the workshop will cover all facility Managers but will be taken a batches (two days for each) With MMC, Jere Mafa And Dikwa as first batch.

Present at the event are the Director primary Health Care Ministry of local Government Ibrahim Sheriff and other top Management Staff of the Agency.