An ɗauki ƙwararrun ma'aikatan lafiya 254 an kuma fara horon ƙwararrun likitoci

254 health professionals, including doctors, nurses and midwives, pharmacists and laboratory scientists, were recruited into secondary hospitals, with a third batch being arranged. The entry salary for doctors was raised and residency allowances improved.

Residency training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Family Medicine began at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar'adua Hospital and General Hospital Katsina, with the Ahmadi Rimi Specialist Hospital next. The state paid accreditation and licensing fees, sponsored six resident doctors' training (₦13.2 million) and funded one consultant's training abroad (₦13.7 million).