Gov. Yusuf inaugurates Kano disease control centre to curb outbreaks

Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State has inaugurated the newly constructed edifice of Kano State Centre for Disease Control, KNCDC, to strengthen the state’s capacity to detect and curb outbreak of communicable diseases.

The Governor on Monday commissioned the facility located within the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, in Kano.

He said the facility was established to coordinate efforts to control spread of communicable diseases such Tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, meningitis, and other infectious diseases.

The governor urged the health officials to ensure judicious utilisation of the facility for the benefit of the people of the state.

“I am commissioning this gigantic health project, which was conceptualized and executed by the present administration.

“This center, which is named Kano State Center for Disease Control, is meant to control all communicable diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, HIV, meningitis, etc.”

He expressed appreciation to the development partners and officials of the ministry of health for their contributions to the establishment of the centre.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran-Yusuf said the governor has fulfilled his promise to establish a disease control centre for the state.

Mr Labaran-Yusuf stressed the importance of the centre for effective control of disease outbreaks in the state

He said development partners such as World Health Organization, WHO, African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), FMH 360, Core Group, FCDO, Lafiya, eHealth Africa and others played significant role towards establishment of the centre.
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