The Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency (SPHCA) has announced the commencement of documentation for newly recruited health personnel across the 34 local government areas of the state. In an official memo dated March 25, 2026, the agency said the exercise would cover Basic Midwives, Community Midwives, Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), and Junior Community Health Extension Workers (JCHEWs). The directive, issued on behalf of the Executive Secretary and signed by the Director of Administration and Supplies, Amina Ahmed Abdullahi, was addressed to health secretaries in all local government areas. According to the agency, the documentation exercise will take place in phases, grouped by zones, beginning from March 30 to April 7, 2026. The schedule shows that the Funtua Zone will commence on Monday, March 30, with participants from Dandume, Sabuwa, Faskari, Funtua, Kafur and Danja, while Malumfashi, Musawa, Matazu, Bakori and Kankara are slated for Tuesday, March 31. For the Daura Zone, the exercise will hold on Wednesday, April 1, for Baure, Sandamu, Zango, Mai’adua, Daura and Dutsi, while Mashi, Mani, Ingawa, Kusada, Kankia and Bindawa will be attended to on April 2. In the Katsina Zone, documentation is scheduled for April 6 for Jibia, Danmusa, Dutsin-Ma, Safana, Batsari and Kurfi, while Charanchi, Rimi, Kaita, Batagarawa and Katsina will be covered on April 7. The agency directed all affected staff to appear with two photocopies of their credentials, bank account details, Bank Verification Number and four recent passport photographs. It added that the exercise is part of efforts to properly integrate the newly recruited personnel into the state’s primary healthcare system.