President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Salisu Mu’azu Babura as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Rasheed Shekoni Federal University Dutse Teaching Hospital.
This announcement was made by the Federal Ministry of Health, which confirmed that the appointment is effective as of October 31, 2024.
Before this role, Dr. Mu’azu served as the Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Health.
He is currently attending the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos.
The Minister of Health, speaking on behalf of the federal government, extended best wishes to Dr. Mu’azu for a productive and successful term as CMD.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has sanctioned the creation of a teaching hospital in Akure, Ondo State, aimed at bolstering the medical training programs at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA).
President Bola Tinubu directed the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammad Pate, to proceed with the arrangements for this new facility.
In response, Prof. Pate dispatched a team to evaluate the designated location in Ondo State.
Director of Hospital Services at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Jimoh Olawole Salaudeen, led the team’s inspection of FUTA’s permanent campus site allocated for the hospital.