By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
Yobe State Government in collaboration with Biomedical Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), will soon embark on a community-based research project to tackle the increasing cases of kidney disease in the state.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Media and Public Engagement, Ibrahim Baba-Saleh, and made available to journalists in Damaturu on Tuesday.
He explained that the study, led by researchers from diverse backgrounds in the centre, was intended to tackle the prevalence of the disease in the state, particularly in communities around Yobe River.
The Governor said, “The research brings together a diverse team of experts, including nephrologists, cardiologists, and environmental specialists, to investigate the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle associations of kidney disease.
“The project has garnered support from international partners in the UK, USA, and Ghana as well as numerous collaborators from within Nigeria”.
He recalled that the governor had, earlier in an interaction with the centre’s visiting scholars, urged them to deepen the research on the causes of the disease in Gashua, which is worse-hit, to enable the government to find a lasting solution to it.
