In reaffirming his administration’s commitment to maintaining high educational standards in healthcare training, Governor Dikki Umar Radda, has stated that only qualified institutions will be allowed to operate in Katsina State.
The governor made this declaration while receiving the evaluation report on the Katsina State College of Health Sciences and Technology (COHESKAT) and 31 Private Health Training Institutions (PHTI) operating across the state. The report was presented during the State Executive Council meeting.
The assessment was conducted by a visitation panel inaugurated on October 25, 2024, to address concerns over the proliferation of private health training facilities and their compliance with regulatory standards.
Presenting the report, panel chairman and Commissioner for Lands & Physical Planning, Dr. Faisal Umar Kaita, highlighted major deficiencies in most of the private institutions. According to the findings, only nine of the 31 institutions assessed met the required operational standards.
“The majority of private health training institutions visited are unfit to operate in the state due to noncompliance with both regulatory and professional standards,” Dr. Kaita stated.
Governor Radda praised the panel’s thorough work and immediately directed the formation of a Whitepaper Committee to advise on implementing the recommendations.
The evaluation panel, as noticed by WorldClass247News, includes Dr. Muhammad Bashir Usman, former Special Adviser on Higher Education; Rabi’u Abdu Ruma, a retired Permanent Secretary.
Others are,Dr. Ma’awuya Aliu, Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health; Shu’aibu Aliyu, Auditor General for Local Governments; Safiyanu Maikano Mani, Pioneer Provost of the College of Health Sciences; and Abubakar Saminu from OHOCSS, who served as Secretary.
