Kogi State government has pursued rigorously its policy on health and has been implementing all programmes that has to do with health related matters. To ensure health care delivery system, there exists General Hospitals across the state, Health Centres and Clinics. Privately owned health institutions also exist in the state. The state government also partner with World Health Organization, UNICEF, ADB in improving the health of its people. To improve on its manpower needs, the School of Nursing, Obangede and College of Health Technology, Idah where set up.

The Multi millon Naira lokoja Rference Hospital built by Gov Idris Admin.

To provide adequate health delivery system to the people of the state, the government has on the construction of a General Hospital in Lokoja, the first phase of which will cost about N502.27 million. It is the intention of the administration to equip the hospital with state of the art facilities to cater for the needs of the people.

Since the inception of Ibrahim Idris administration, a lot of land mark achievements have been witnessed in the Ministry of Health. Details are listed below:

1.0 Strengthening the capacity of SMOH to deliver Quality Health Care Services

The Health System Development Project-II (HSDP-II) fund was to carry out the following activities:

(i) Assorted Office furniture, and office equipment such as Computer, Photocopiers, etc. worth N16,000,000.00 were procured and distributed to all Departments, the two Health Training Institutions, and the Hospital Management Board.

(ii) Senior management staff and programme officers of the Ministry were sponsored to attend all workshops organized by the Federal Ministry of Health, NGOs and International donor agencies.

(iii) State Council on Health is being held regularly.

2.0 Human Resource Development

With the intervention of the Health System Development Project-II (HSDP.II) the following number of staff received training in various areas:

(i) Eighteen (18) Senior Management staff received overseas training.

(ii) One hundred and forty four (144) senior management staff, middle managers, programme officers, doctors, nurses and midwives, and other Health workers were trained in Nigeria Training Institutions such as ASCON, NCEMA, etc.

(iii) Over 1,000 Health workers attended workshops that cut across all relevant professional disciplines.

(iv) The State Government also sponsored 16 number of staff on various courses while 3 others were granted full in-service training.


3.0 Strengthening of Health Care Delivery Services

(i) The State Government is building a 100-bed capacity ultra modern General Hospital in Lokoja worth N504 million and this has attained advanced stage of completion.

(ii) 4 No. Primary Health Care Centres located at Onyedega, Ajaka, Nagazi and Iyara have been upgraded to the status of Comprehensive Health Care Centres using the Health System Development Project-II (HSDP-II) fund.

(iii) 13 No. Cottage Hospitals inherited from the immediate past civilian administration have been completed, and are due for commissioning shortly. They are located in the following communities; Onicha-Igo, Ejulejebe, Odu-Ikaka, Emewe-opada. Buddon, Jamata. Ohono, Eggan, Ikemu-Ogugu, Ette, Egbe, Olla and Ogodu.

(iv) 3 No. General Hospitals at Idah, Ugwolawo and Ogori have been rehabilitated, while General Hospital Kotn-Karfe was supplied with a generating set; mattresses, borehole, and connection to the national grid by the State Government.

4.0 Essential Drugs Programme

The Essential Drugs Programme has been revived by the State Government, with the injection of N10 million worth of drugs.

5.0 Disease Control

The State Government has graciously paid the following counterpart contributions:

(i) Payment of N10 million counterpart contribution to sthe World Bank assisted programme on HIV/AIDS.

(ii) Payment of N2.0 million counterpart contribution on onchosercias programme.

(iii) Consistent funding of National Programme on Immunization, Sight Savers, UNICEF-child survival activities, family planning etc. This has contributed in no small measure in the efforts to control such diseases.

6.0 Health Training Institutions

The Health System Development Project-II (HSDP-II) is currently intervening to:

(i) Improve the infrastructures at Schools of Nursing and Health Technology to meet accreditation requirements.

(ii) Support accreditation requirements of School of Nursing Obangede with the sum of N4,434,895.50.

7.0 Kogi State Health System Development Porject-II (HSDP-II)

Regular monthly contribution of the sum of N4.30 million as Government Counterpart Contribution (GCC) to the project.

8.0 ADB Health Assisted Project

(i) Contribution of N26.0 million to the joint establishment of an oxygen plant between Kwara, Kogi and Niger States.

(ii) Payment of N6.5 million as consultancy fees for ADB II to Steve Bernard Associate.