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By Farouk Isa Musa  The Director General of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA), Pharm. Gali Sule, alongside members of the agency’s management team, paid a strategic visit to the Acting Head of the Civil Service Hajiya Bilkisu Shehu Maimota, in a move aimed at strengthening institutional collaboration and improving the efficiency of healthcare supply systems in the state. The visit underscored the agency’s commitment to enhancing transparency, accountability, and service delivery in the procurement and distribution of drugs and medical consumables across Kano State.  Speaking, the Director General said they were at the Office of the Head of Service to congratulate her on her new appointment and also to brief her on the activities conducted at the DMCSA under the present administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. "It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest congratulations to you. Your appointment is a testament to your dedic...

By Maryam Abubakar Tukur  The Kano State Ministry of Health, with support from Capacity 4 Sustainable Development (C4SD), convened an Integrated Last-Mile Delivery (iLMD) and Data Review Meeting for Essential Drug Officers (EDOs) and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Coordinators from all 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The engagement, which brought together key stakeholders from the state health sector, including representatives from the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency, Hospitals Management Board, and Primary Health Care Management Board, aimed to strengthen the efficiency and accountability of the state’s health supply chain system, particularly in the delivery of essential medicines and family planning commodities to healthcare facilities at the last-mile. The meeting reviewed recent distribution data, assessed supply chain performance indicators, and discussed operational challenges affecting the availability of essential drugs and health co...