From: Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
In its efforts to improve healthcare delivery and ensure the availability of high-quality health supplies, the Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with the Global Fund (GF), has successfully upgraded the Kaduna State Health Supplies Management Agency (KADHSMA) warehouse to a pharma-grade standard.
This was contained in a statement signed by the State Executive Secretary, KADHSMA Pharm. Aisha Ishiaku.
“The upgraded facility is now ready for commissioning, with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, expected to perform the official commissioning on 12th February 2025.”
According to her, the momentous event is part of the Kaduna State Government’s ongoing efforts to improve healthcare infrastructure, ensuring the safe storage and distribution of essential medicines to the people of Kaduna State in line with the present administration’s SUSTAIN AGENDA.
Pharm. Aisha disclosed that the project, funded through an N697,587,450.00 grant from the Global Fund, with a 15% counterpart contribution of N99,709,000.00 from the Kaduna State Government, has transformed the warehouse into a state-of-the-art facility capable of storing and distributing life-saving essential medicines under optimal conditions.
She added that the upgrade ensures the efficacy, potency, and bioavailability of health supplies, thereby improving healthcare outcomes for the people of Kaduna State.
