Yobe state builds 6 zonal medical warehouses
The Yobe State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency (YODMA), revealed its’ constructed six zonal medical warehouses to reduce costs for logistics movement across the state on Friday.
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This was made known by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Lawan Gana, while commissioning one of the warehouses in Potiskum.
He said the zonal warehouses were set up to ensure high quality and affordable medication and to reduce costs associated with the logistics of movement.
“It is not economically sensible to say that every person will have to travel to Damaturu, the state capital, to get their drugs and consumables,” he said.
Gana explained that the law establishing the agency had provided the establishment of the six zonal facilities across the state.
“As we are speaking, we have established that of Potiskum, Gashua, Nguru and Damaturu, soon we are going to have two more warehouses,” Gana added.
Adding that the agency has upgraded the warehouse in Damaturu in partnership with Multi Sectoral Crises Project.
The commissioner said the ministry is looking up to YODMA and its associates to ensure that the healthcare facilities are adequately available on all medications.
The commissioner, on behalf of Yobe government, commended the entire YODMA team for improving and upgrading healthcare services across the state.
Speaking at the occasion, Abdulaziz Muhammed, the Executive Secretary, YODMA, commended “Saving One Million Lives” for being supportive.
He also commended Gov. Mai Mala Buni for his efforts to reform the entire health system in the state.
NAN
