By Ibrahim Abdullahi
Director General of Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency , Pharm. Gali Sule has inaugurated an internal committee that will study the recommendations of the committee on Drugs Manufacturing Unit upgrade.
If one could remember, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf had last week received the report of the Prof. Bashir Chedi*s led committee on the upgrade of the Drugs Manufacturing Unit of the DMCSA.
Speaking, Pharm. Ghali Sule said the committee was internally constituted purposely to look at the recommendations of the previous one for possible implementation at the Agency”s level, admitting that some of the recommendations are beyond the Outfit’s implementation but at the level of the Ministry, while others should be implemented at the higher level of the state government.
The Director General highlighted that boosting local production of drugs through upgrading of the DMU is part of the agenda of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ‘s campaign promises.
“There are many gateways and opportunities coming up, if missed definitely we are going to miss out chances that are coming to the state.
“The Federal Ministry of Health plan this year to support states that have functional drugs manufacturing units. hence we don’t want Kano to be left out”, said the Director General.
He hinted that the unit needs to be upgraded because it is serving as a training centre where universities and other tertiary institutions send their students to learn, adding that even the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists are equally sending their students to the unit, therefore needs to be standardized he noted.
Pharm. Gali then charged the members to work assiduously as they werea chosen based on merit .
He however charged them to consider the assignment as part of service to humanity , further urging them to also bear in mind that one of the mandates of the DMCSA is sourcing or manufacturing drugs that are qualitative and affordable.
Responding, the Chairman of the committee, Pharm. Nasir Jibril Rikadawa, cheered Pharm. Ghali for the heartwarming achievements that he recorded within a shortest period of time which reawakened the Agency.
He assured of their readiness to work unwaveringly according to the term of references in a bid to contribute their quota aimed at achieving set objectives.
Other members of the committee include Pharm. Usman Saminu, Pharm. Nafisa M. Bashir, Pharm. Abdulaziz Hamisu and Pharm. Fatima S. Abdullahi.
The rest are Kabiru Musa Gwarzo, Zainab Ismail Zakariyya, Maryam Abdulkadir, PT Mahmud Umbara and Dahiru Ibrahim Malami to serve as the Secretary
