To
complement its N7 billion Surgical and Diagnostic Centre (SDC)
currently under construction, the Dangote Foundation has concluded the
renovations of some sections of the Murtala Muhammed Specialists’
Hospital, Kano which gulped over N200 million.
The
900 bed capacity hospital, reputed for highest number of in-patients in
sub-Saharan Africa has been lacking facilities that may detract from the
new SDC being built by the Foundation, hence the decision to carry out
the construction and renovation of the auxiliary facilities. The
Foundation handed over to the hospital management a renovated maternity
ward, two ultra-modern maternity laboratories, upgraded water supply
system Eclampsia ward, theatre and improved sanitary environment
befitting of a specialist hospital.
President
of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote who was represented by his daughter,
Hajiya Fatima Dangote, explained that the provision of the health care
facilities was in line with the focus of the Foundation to contribute to
improved health care service delivery in Nigeria as well as nutrition
on the African continent.
He
stated that his Foundation has mandate to intervene in the critical
areas such as health, education and human development which was why the
Foundation has also embarked on some poverty alleviation programmes
targeted at women at the grassroots.
Kano
State governor, who was represented by his deputy, Hafis Abubakar
expressed the state’s gratitude to Dangote Foundation for coming to the
aid of the state in the task of provision of sound health care to the
people of the state.
He
urged other public spirited individual and organizations to rise up and
partner with the state government orts at making life more meaningful to
the people saying government alone could not provide all that the
people need.
The
Deputy Governor then called on the staff of the hospital to make
judicious use of the facilities and maintain them like their personal
property so that they can serve the people for a long time
The
state Commissioner for Health, Kabiru Getso said the Murtala Mohammed
Specialist hospital Kano, was established about 92 years ago and is one
of the biggest facility in Africa; with the maternity ward alone
recording no fewer than 2, 000 deliveries monthly.
Head
of Medical laboratory of the hospital, Magaji Minjibir said the
intervention by Dangote foundation was timely, because the state of the
hospital has been appalling
According
to him, the hospital’s laboratory has suffered congestion and the
hospital generally bedeviled with many infrastructural challenges.
“At the Chemical pathology, we had to wait for our equipment to cool down before we process results.
“The
Histology department had to stop work temporarily. Our authoclave is
about 15 years old and outdated. We have only one microscope and this
cannot cater for our teaming patients while lab staff take turns to
perform tests and this delays results especially for patients in
emergency cases”. Minjibir stated.
The
Matron in charge of Maternity ward, Hauwa Mansur Waziri, who also spoke
on the pitiable situation of the hospital before the Dangote
Foundation’s intervention, said the new facilities will go a long way in
improving services and saving more lives.
“There
is no doubt that our staff will now be motivated by the conducive
environment made possible by the Foundation. They can now perform their
duties free of so many hazards. The wards now have bright light,
functional tools, water and toilets. All these would enhance condition
of patients and help healing process”, she stated with excitement.
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