By: Uba Abdullahi
The Kano Emirate Council has pledged stronger ties with the Kano State Ministry of Health towards improving healthcare delivery and promoting the wellbeing of residents across the state.
The commitment was made by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, during a courtesy visit by officials of the Ministry of Health to Kano Emirate Council.
The monarch commended the State Government on its ongoing reforms in the health sector, particularly on reducing maternal mortality, describing the progress recorded as encouraging, stressing the need for sustained collaboration between traditional institutions and health authorities to safeguard the lives of citizens.
Representing the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, the Director General of the Primary Healthcare Management Board, Prof. Salisu Ahmad Ibrahim, said the visit was aimed at updating the Emirate on achievements recorded by the ministry and its agencies, especially in tackling maternal and child mortality.
He disclosed that the state government had established 99 malnutrition treatment centres across Kano to support children suffering from severe malnutrition.
According to him, the government, with support from development partners, also procured Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food valued at over N500 million for the treatment of affected children.
The ministry appealed to the Emirate Council to intensify public enlightenment campaigns on proper nutrition and healthy feeding practices, particularly among pregnant women, to curb rising cases of child malnutrition.
The Emir subsequently directed District, Village and Ward Heads across the emirate to continue mobilising residents to regularly visit health facilities for medical check-ups and other healthcare services, noting that community participation remains vital to achieving improved health outcomes.
Also speaking, Dr. Rahila Aliyu Muktar of the Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency disclosed that the clinic within the Emir’s palace had been selected as one of the facilities benefiting from the state’s healthcare intervention programme targeting vulnerable and less privileged persons.
She noted that many patients attending the facility were already benefiting from the scheme.
The delegation to the palace included senior officials from the ministry and its agencies, among them directors of medical services, public health, planning, manpower development, and other health professionals.(The tentacles)
