Ministry of Health Jigawa State

Mission

The mission of the Health Sector is to promote the health status of the people of Jigawa State through improved, integrated health care services, on the basis of Primary Health Care.

To ensure good resource mobilization and practices with increased public-private partnership and effective community participation and ownership, so that basic health services are available, accessible, affordable and acceptable to the people of Jigawa State.

Vision

To have a healthy and productive population in the State.

Goals

The health policy thrust, in line with the National Health Policy, focuses on Primary Health Care delivery system with the primary objective of improving the health status of the population in a sustainable manner. This includes continuous improvement in key health indicators through accessibility to affordable and qualitative healthcare services, reduction in disease burden, and targeted intervention programmes aimed at attaining health-related SDGs.