Three hospitals in Kano – Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital (MMSH), Ja’en Primary Health Care, and Sharada Primary Health Care – on Wednesday, received a donation of drugs and consumable to support victims of disasters in the state.
Items donated include 10 cartons of IV infusions, including five per cent normal saline, hand sanitiser, methylated spirit, 50 cartons of Hydrocortisone Injection, surgical gloves among others.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director-General, Mustapha Habib, who made the donations said it was part of the Federal Government’s effort to support people affected by gas explosions and other disasters.
The DG who was represented by the Territorial Coordinator for Kano and Jigawa offices, Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, said the donation was a fulfillment of an earlier promise to support the three hospitals for the prompt medical attention given to the victims of the explosion.
Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Saleh Jili, who received the items on behalf of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, expressed satisfaction with the NEMA’s kind gesture.
He said this synergy between SEMA and NEMA will continue, and urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items.
Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, said the items would improve healthcare services in the state.
Tsanyawa, represented by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Kano, Amina Aliyu-Musa, praised NEMA for the donation, especially to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, which serves as referral point for almost all disaster cases in the state.
“The state government spent over N15 million on drugs and consumables on Sharada disaster victims in the three hospitals, which offered emergency health services,” Tsanyawa said.
