The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated drugs and consumables to three hospitals in Kano, for their support to people affected by various forms of disasters in the state.
While presenting the items, NEMA Director General, Mustapha Habib said, the donation was part of Federal Government’s efforts to support health care facilities that treated victims affected by gas explosion, and other forms of disasters.
Mustapha Habib, who was represented by the Coordinator Kano and Jigawa Territorial office, Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, pointed out that the agency had earlier promised to support the three hospitals for not hesitating to treat people affected by explosion.
The hospitals include: Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital(MMSH), Ja’en Primary Health Care and Sharada Primary Health Care.
He listed some of the items donated to include 10 cartons IV Fusion 5 per cent, Normal saline, hand sanitizer, mentholated spirit, 50 cartons of Hydrocortisone Injection, Surgical Gloves among others.
On his part, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Saleh Jili, commended NEMA’s kind gesture on behalf of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
“We hope this kind of synergy between SEMA and NEMA will continue”.
He urged the beneficiaries to judiciously use the items.
Speaking earlier, Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, said the donation would go a long way in improving healthcare service delivery in the state.
Tsanyawa, represented by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Kano, Amina Aliyu-Musa, commended NEMA for the support especially to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital which is used as the point of referral of almost all disaster cases in the state.
“The state government spent over N15 million on drugs and consumable on Sharada disaster victims in the three hospitals which offer emergency health services”.
He noted that the state government would not relent in it’s efforts to improve the wealth and health of the well-being of it’s citizens especially on issues related to emergency and disaster.
KHADIJAH ALIYU