{
  "id": 10280793,
  "title": "Gov. Lawal’s PHC drive: Zamfara renovates 61 health facilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/gov-lawals-phc-drive-zamfara-renovates-61-health-facilities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T19:09:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/gov-lawals-phc-drive-zamfara-renovates-61-health-facilities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor Dauda Lawal's administration in Zamfara State has undertaken a series of healthcare improvements, renovating 61 facilities and equipping 50 primary healthcare centers with solar power. This initiative, part of the state's 2026 health program, also includes the provision of solar-powered boreholes and toilets in 29 centers, recruitment of health workers, and enhancement of immunization services. Of the renovated centers, 51 were primary healthcare facilities, while 10 were general hospitals. An additional 14 PHCs are slated for renovation across the state's 14 local government areas. Notable recipients of financial support for PHC development include the LGAs of Tsafe, Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Talata Mafara, Gummi, Maru, and Bungudu, each receiving N1.5 billion. Shinkafi, Zurmi, Birnin Magaji, Bukkuyum, Anka, Bakura, and Maradun received N1 billion each. The government aims to deploy 765 Community Health Extension Workers and 631 nurses and midwives to these facilities. The state has also expanded health insurance coverage to 33,000 vulnerable women and children, strengthened immunization and disease prevention programs, and established a Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Centre. Community health education and PHC data systems have been bolstered through the National Health Fellows program. The administration has also upgraded two general hospitals to zonal referral specialist hospitals and connected rural communities to specialists through tele-screening. Between August 2023 and May 2026, 6,842 people received free medical treatment through the modified medical outreach program. Salaries and allowances for medical and health workers have been increased by up to 95 percent.",
  "summary": "The Zamfara State Government has renovated 61 healthcare facilities and provided solar power to 50 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery across the state. The interventions by the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal also include the provision of solar-powered boreholes and toilets in 29 healthcare centres, recruitment of health […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}