{"id":5720,"date":"2018-10-22T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ekko-wp.com\/?page_id=5720"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:16:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771838119064{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; top_section_title=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_section_title=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<header class=\"kd-section-title col-lg-12 text-center  subtitle-below-title kd-animated fadeIn   vc_custom_1771752746438\" data-animation-delay=200><h2 class=\"separator_off\" style=\"font-size: 42px;\">Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency<\/h2><\/header>[vc_row_inner kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606394945340{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598626887631{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-sm-offset-0&#8243; css_tablet_portrait=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598626887632{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221; css_mobile=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598626887633{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"kd-shapes shape_dots with-parallax kd-animated fadeIn\" style=\"right: -30px;bottom: 530px;width: 340px;height: 173px;\" data-parallax-speed=\"-0.05\" data-animation-delay=400><\/div><div class=\"kd-photobox kd-animated fadeIn \" data-animation-delay=200><div class=\"photobox-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1826\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES.webp\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"ES\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES.webp 1826w, https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES-800x897.webp 800w, https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES-267x300.webp 267w, https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES-913x1024.webp 913w, https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES-768x861.webp 768w, https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ES-1370x1536.webp 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1826px) 100vw, 1826px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"phb-content text-left \">\n                  <h5 >Dr Abdulrahman Shu`aibu<\/h5>\n                  <p >EXECUTIVE SECRETARY<\/p><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606390579512{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6&#8243; css_tablet_portrait=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606390579514{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221; css_mobile=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606390579515{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221; css_tablet_landscape=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606390579514{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"key-icon-box icon-default icon-left cont-left ib-no-effect     icon-no-background icon-no-border kd-animated fadeIn\" style=\"background-color: transparent;margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animation-delay=200><div class=\"ib-simple-icon-wrapper\" ><div class=\"tt-iconbox-customimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pharmacy-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"pharmacy (1)\" \/><\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"service-heading\" >Primary Health system<\/h4><p >The State Healthcare System operates on a three-tier structure of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary care. The Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency develops policies, strategies, guidelines and programmes that provide overall direction for effective Primary Health Care service delivery.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"key-icon-box icon-default icon-left cont-left ib-no-effect     icon-no-background icon-no-border kd-animated fadeIn\" style=\"background-color: transparent;margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animation-delay=200><div class=\"ib-simple-icon-wrapper\" ><div class=\"tt-iconbox-customimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/gsphcda.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/social-care.png\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"social-care\" \/><\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"service-heading\" >Immunization<\/h4><p >Through resource mobilization, partnerships and community-based financing initiatives, the GSPHCDA strengthens functional health facilities and ensures that infants are fully immunized against vaccine-preventable 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