The Kano State Hospitals Administration Board has sacked three employees members of Kabo Normal Hospital and suspended three others for alleged extortion.
The sacking and suspension of the affected employees had been accredited by the Govt Secretary of the board, Dr. Mansur Nagoda, after an unscheduled go to to the ability.
That is contained in a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the Hospitals Administration Board, Samira Suleiman, a replica of which was made obtainable to The PUNCH on Monday.
In line with the assertion, three officers of the X-ray unit had been caught charging sufferers N12,000 for X-rays in opposition to the accredited hospital worth of N2,000 and no doc to point out as proof of cost, leaving the ability to hold out lower than 10 X-rays per week although the two X-ray batteries are practical.
“The Govt Secretary of the board accredited the speedy dismissal of the three officers on grounds of extortion of sufferers.
“Additionally, the Govt Secretary accredited the suspension of the Accountant, Auditor, and Head of the laboratory for promoting free HIV take a look at kits given to amenities by the state authorities and had been requested to report back to the board headquarters for additional disciplinary actions.
‘’Moreover, the ES defined that the Labour ward was not in good situation, had no mattress sheets on the beds, absence of compound officers, dumped tools which was donated 4 years in the past, in addition to dumped COVID-19 objects donated to the ability.
“The Govt Secretary, who vowed to not spare any employees discovered wanting, stated the choice made in opposition to the affected staff ought to function a deterrent to others.
“We took an oath, so we are going to keep on with that oath and sanitise the system.
‘’It’s unhappy that after the state authorities made certain that each well being employee is on the CONHESS wage scale, they’re nonetheless exploiting harmless sufferers,” the assertion learn.
Throughout the go to, the Govt Secretary of the board was accompanied by the DG of the Kano Centre for Illness Management, Dr. Muhammad Abbas, and the DG of the State Company for the Management of Aids, Dr. Usman Bashir.
