Commissioner: How Uba Sani revamped Kaduna health sector

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has revamped the entire health sector in the state through infrastructural development, facilities upgrade, and equipping of primary as well as secondary health care facilities in the last 22 months.

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Health, Umma Ahmad, said this at a ministerial press briefing in Kaduna on Friday, April 4, 2025.

The commissioner stated that Sani’s interventions have been producing positive outcomes.

Ahmad said: “Kaduna State achieved 100% coverage of public health facilities in the distribution of medicines last year, a feat that was confirmed by Federal Ministry of Health.

“Kaduna State Health Supplies Management Agency has received 10 prestigious awards, including the coveted award for Excellence In Supply Chain, which was presented by the International Supply Chain Education Alliance.”

Ahmad noted that the National Product Supply Chain (NPSC) ranked Kaduna State as one of the first sub nationals “to reach the Maturing Ready to Integrate Level for public health supply chains for essential medicines, demonstrating its preparedness for an efficient State Health Supply Systems(SHSS).”

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The commissioner further stated that Kaduna State won the Leadership Challenge award for the North-West zone in 2024, which she said is a testament to Governor Sani’s positive interventions in the health sector.

Ahmad said the 255 PHCs in Kaduna State have been upgraded to Level 2 for basic emergency obstetrics and neonatal care to prevent maternity and neo-natal mortality and morbidity.

She added: “13 Secondary Health Care facilities out of the 33 General Hospitals are being rehabilitated and equipped.

“Contract has been awarded for the reconstruction, remodelling and equipping of additional health facilities at the Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, Tudun Wada.”

Ahmad said Sani renovated and equipped the warehouse of Kaduna State Health Supplies Management Agency (KADHSMA) to a pharma-grade standard, which has 1,600 sqm with storage capacity of 8,000 cubic metres of pharmaceutical products, with a well equipped quality control laboratory.

The commissioner added that the Kaduna State Government “procured and distributed over 975 Stock keeping Units (SKUs) for Public Health facilities in the state, distributed state-of-the-art equipment to 290 PHC centres to aid diagnostic and therapeutic services.”

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