Worried by the actions of midwives and nurses towards pregnant women in hospitals, Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has warned health workers in the state not to ignore patients in critical condition.

According to Ceoafrica, Masari gave the warning on Wednesday in Katsina in his address at the induction course organised for newly recruited health personnel in the state.

Masari who frowned at health personnel who neglect and refuse to give proper medical care to accident victims, reminded the health workers that they stand to reap two rewards if they diligently perform their duties.

“You will be rewarded here and in the hereafter if you do well, you are employed based on merit and therefore nobody should hold patients to ransom”, he warned.

The governor urged the health workers to assist his administration in providing good healthcare services to people, adding that his government is currently rehabilitating and upgrading hospitals in Katsina, Daura and Funtua Local Government Areas.

Masari said the government had also installed modern equipment at Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital to provide the much needed services to the people.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Mariyatu Bala-Usman, said that over 500 staff were recruited to boost health care services in the state; she warned the workers to avoid truancy, saying the government would not condone such acts.