Kaduna Has Mainstreamed Mental Health—Gov Uba Sani

Guv Uba Sani has actually revealed that Kaduna State is the only sub nationwide in Nigeria that has actually incorporated psychological health into the main and secondary health systems.

The Governor made this understood at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital(FNPH), Barnawa, Kaduna on Friday, throughout the 2026 World Mental Health Day, themed “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change.”

Represented by the Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma K Ahmad, the Governor even more revealed that Kaduna State’s” very first accomplice of 100 medical professionals, nurses and pharmacists, from 10 of our General Hospitals, has actually been licensed under the World Health Organization’s mhGAP program.”

According to Governor Uba Sani, psychological health screening is now part of the regular maternal and kid health services in Kaduna State.

We are extending services to all 30 General Hospitals and to main healthcare centers in all 23 Local Government Areas, while reinforcing and broadening gain access to at the tertiary level,” he included.

The Governor explained that the outcome of incorporating psychological health into main and secondary health systems is a design of care that is human rights-focused, evidence-based and decentralised.

Explaining the design as a worldwide requirement, he stated that it was constructed on collaboration in between a Federal organization and a State Government working as one.

Guv Uba Sani applauded the Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Professor Aishatu Yusha’u Armiya’u, who has actually” exceeded and beyond the call of task in service to individuals of Kaduna State.”

He stated that under her management, this health center’s Dialysis Centre has actually ended up being the only center in Kaduna State that takes care of septic clients who frequently had no place else to go.

The Governor revealed that the healthcare facility just recently released the Telepsychiatry Programme, which permits clients to get care any place they might be.

For households in the hard-to-reach rural neighborhoods of Kaduna State, that implies less long journeys, lower expenses and care that shows up in time. It likewise lets this health center’s experts to support health employees in our main and secondary centers, reinforcing the very system we are developing together,” he included.

In her speech, Prof Armiyau kept in mind that although psychological health conditions are normally not contagious illness in the medical sense, she argued that some mental-health-related habits, feelings, or signs can spread out socially.

Let us likewise keep in mind that psychological health is not just a private obligation. It is a shared duty. Throughout this Mental Health Week, I motivate every one people to take useful actions.

Examine a households, good friends and associates. Listen to somebody who requires to talk. Look after yourself. Look for expert assistance when essential. And, most significantly, deal with others with compassion and understanding,” she counselled.

The Medical Director applauded Governor Uba Sani for his administration’s substantial financial investment in the health sector and other vital locations in Kaduna State.

Under your management, Kaduna State has actually taken crucial actions towards enhancing the psychological health system and promoting a more gentle and rights-based method to psychological health care.

The enactment of the Kaduna State Mental Health Law in September 2025 represents a crucial institutional action towards safeguarding the rights and self-respect of individuals dealing with psychological health conditions. I salute you for this!”, she included.

Prof Armiyau kept in mind that FNPH has actually teamed up with the Kaduna State Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (KADSAMHSA), by training and the accreditation of multidisciplinary health employees drawn from PHCs throughout all 23 Local Government Areas, under the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP).

She even more stated that the healthcare facility has likewise revealed a Smart Digital Patient Card, to supply clients with much easier access to important details, consisting of biodata, case history, treatment records and consultations.

According to the Medical Director of FNPH, the Smart Digital Patient Card likewise supports electronic payments and contributes towards the health center’s shift to a more effective, significantly paperless system.