By Zainab Olufunmi
The Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) said it has supply quality drugs by 80 percent in Kano.
The Director General of the (DMCSA), Pharm. Gali Sule disclose at the one year celebration anniversary at the Agency on Thursday in Kano.
He said before healthcare facility and supply was very low now it has increase.
According to him, “One of the other reason for setting up the agency is to quality drugs at affordable prices.
“We construct where our drugs will be kept, so as to stop buying drugs from outside”,he said.
He further explain that this drugs are affordable and are of quality.
Sule added that the agency has also supply drugs to hospitals in various local government.
“Sores at the Agency were totally refurbished, as financed by Medicines San Frontiers (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Border.
“In other to ensure quality of drugs, the laboratory has been upgraded to the standard level by providing the needed equipment for necessary tests.
“Number of public healthcare facilities, both primary, secondary, and tertiary, covered by the Agency, has significantly risen from 78 percent to over 95 percent
“In one year, over 60 percent of the total debts of N1.2 billion, inherited from the previous administration, were paid”,he said.(NAN)
