Yobe to Spend N133 Million on Medical Bills of Boko Haram Victims

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has approved N133 million to support 300 victims of Boko Haram attacks whose conditions require medical treatment outside the state.

Our correspondent reports that the gesture is part of efforts by the government to provide succour to the less privileged as an interim measure, as it works to re-position the state's health sector through renovation of hospitals and provision of equipment and drugs.


Some of the conditions/procedures for which the patients were supported by the government on the recommendations of the state medical board include kidney transplant, open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, spinal cord surgery, knee and hip replacement therapy, and several orthopaedic and ophthalmology cases.

A statement by Special Adviser on Press Affairs and Information to the governor, Abdullahi Bego, stated that among the 300 patients, 18 were supported to undergo knee and hip replacement therapy and other orthopaedic procedures to treat gunshot wounds sustained in various attacks by insurgents.

The statement which indicated that the government is committed to improving the health sector with ongoing renovation and upgrade of medical facilities, added that already, renovation works on the general hospitals in Buni-Yadi, Damaturu and Damagum have reached an advanced stage.

"The newly built 200-bed capacity hospital in Damaturu will also be equipped to provide the specialist medical care that the government now supports some patients in difficult conditions to seek outside the state," he added.

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