Plateau State government is set to upgrade the cottage hospitals in three communities, Angware, Dyerok and Kwalla to general hospitals and the two general hospitals in Langtang and Pankshin to referral hospitals respectively at the total cost of N1.1 billion.

This was disclosed during the 2014 budget breakdown in Jos by the state Commissioner for Finance Mr Davou Mang. He said that the general hospitals that would take the place of cottage hospitals in Angware, Dyerok and Kwalla would each be of 60-bed capacity and would have staff quarters and perimeter fencing.

Plateau State government is set to upgrade the cottage hospitals in three communities, Angware, Dyerok and Kwalla to general hospitals and the two general hospitals in Langtang and Pankshin to referral hospitals respectively at the total cost of N1.1 billion.

This was disclosed during the 2014 budget breakdown in Jos by the state Commissioner for Finance Mr Davou Mang. He said that the general hospitals that would take the place of cottage hospitals in Angware, Dyerok and Kwalla would each be of 60-bed capacity and would have staff quarters and perimeter fencing.

He added that other major projects contained in the 2014 budget estimates for the health sector includes the completion and expansion of each of the general hospitals in Riyom, Mabudi, and Kwal at the cost of N1.2 billion while there will be an upgrade and general renovation of the general hospitals in Angware, Dengi and Tunkus at N504.5 million to 60 bed capacity.

There will also be procurement of medical equipment and furnishing of secondary healthcare facilities in the state at N5 billion, renovation of General Hospital Shendam at N362 million, construction\renovation of Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos at N320 million and renovation\construction of General Hospital, Barkin Ladi at N241.5 million.

This year the health sector gets the third highest budgetary allocation with a total sum of N11.5 billion after Works and Transport (N38 billion) and Education (N19.9 billion) sectors. The state budget for 2014 stood at N225 billion made up of N143 billion for capital expenditure and N82 billion for recurrent expenditure.

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Plateau 2014 budget: Health sector gets 2 referral and 3 general hospitals