Ibrahim Abdullahi
It could be recalled that, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf had, on 21st November 2023, inaugurated two committees with the terms of reference to work for the successful execution of upgrading and merging of public Agencies in the health sector.
In the event that took place at the DMCSA, Dr. Labaran highlighted that the DMCSA is saddled with the responsibility of providing qualitative and affordable drugs to the health facilities of the state, which can only be done through the DMU of the Agency that locally produced the drugs in order to alleviate the sufferings of common man.
The Commissioner affirmed that upgrading the DMU is timely and necessary because the policy on drugs in the country is now shifting towards locally manufactured drugs, which federal government will allocate funds for the purpose.
He urged management of the DMCSA to take the advantage aimed at finding a gateway for accessing the fund, stressing that the funds, if accessed, could be utilized to hasten the upgrade of the DMU to work adequately to ensure ceaseless provision of qualitative, available and affordable drugs as being yearned by the larger society.
On merging the KSCHMA DRF and facility DRF, Dr. Labaran revealed that it has been observed that almost all the facilities do what they feel free regarding the KSCHMA scheme, though there were improvement nowadays due to regular monitoring.
The Commissioner emphasized on the recommendation of the committee to harmonize the operations of both outfits in phases with a view to ensuring speedy service delivery.
He thanked members of the committee for their doggedness and commitment towards the timely accomplishment of the task assuring them that the reports would be thoroughly perused and their recommendations would be looked into in order to strengthen the activities of the two Agencies.
Earlier, the Director General of the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) Pharm. Ghali Sule described providing efficacious drugs to the people as part of his Excellency’s campaign promises, and hence the main reason the Commissioner felt it necessary to upgrade the DMU in order to operate optimally.
He contended that the Agency is not only meant to produce drugs alone but also to train personnels particularly students on SIWES from universities.
On her part, the Executive Secretary of the KSCHMA, Dr. Rahila Muhktar, appreciated the giant strides of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf in the healthcare system and appreciated the level of commitment of Dr. Labaran and his readiness to always see to the improvement of the sector.
She affirmed her Agency’s unwavering dedication in ensuring robust KSCHMA operations in order to meet the demands of clients.
