Minister Unveils Plan To Upgrade Health Facilities In Kano

 The Minister urged the Chief Medical Director(CMD), AKTH, Professor Aminu Zakari Mohammed to stop operating the hospital as a General hospital. “You must stop operating this hospital as a general Hospital, It is a Referral Center, let the world know what you are doing here in terms of Renal dialysis, so Publicize your services. This is the right way to check Medical tourism.”

The Minister also said that funds would soon be released to the hospital to assist in offsetting the payment of her outsourced services. He however advised on the need to centralize Revenue collection in the hospital to ensure effective management and accountability.

Speaking earlier, the CMD informed that the hospital, equipped with the highest number of Dialysis Machines, with some dedicated to HIV and Hepatitis care, had successfully carried out 40 Kidney transplant since 2002.

Professor Mohammed however listed some challenges faced by the Hospital to include: Declining budgetary allocation, Staff shortage and uncompleted Capital projects amongst others. He commended the Minister for his good leadership and support for the Hospital.

This is coming as the Minister has also unveiled plans to improve Health Facilities across the Country and also as the Federal Government has restated commitment to improving well-being of citizens.

Boade Akinola.

Director, Media and Public Relations