Umar Idris Shuaibu, Kano
In a heartfelt closing ceremony of a 3-day Annual Supply Chain Summit held in Lagos on Thursday night, the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply (DMCSA) has won five (5) major awards “attributed to its significant strides and outstanding performance in drug management.”
The awards the Agency bagged include the ‘2024 Award for Outstanding Performance in Public Private Partnership,’ the ‘Patronage Award of the Year,’ and the ‘Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution for the Year 2024.’
Others are the ‘Award of Excellence for Continued Commitment to Drive Supply Chain Excellence’ and the ‘Outstanding Partnership Awad’.
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Receiving the awards on behalf of the Agency, Pharmacist Gali Sule, the Director-General of the DMCSA, attributed the success recorded to the support and cooperation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the Agency.
“I am deeply honored to receive these awards on behalf of my agency, on behalf of Kano Ministry of Health and the state government,” Sule said in his acceptance speech. “These recognitions will not be achieved without the full support of the state government, under the leadership of His Excellency Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
“As a result of Governor Abba K. Yusuf’s unflinching support and maximum cooperation through the MinistryofHealth, the state DMCSA, among its counterparts across the nation, has become a driving force to reckon with and it is always at the forefront in promoting improved access to essential health commodities by providing qualitative and affordable drugs and other medical consumables to health facilities that are also available, accessible and sustainable throughout the state and beyond.
“Governor Yusuf’s innovative approach has set a benchmark and has inspired many other Drug Management Agencirs (DMAs) in the country to follow in our footsteps,” the DG stressed.
The Annual Supply Chain Summit is a national conference of stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry, namely the pharma companies, regulatory bodies, government-owned DMAs, research institutions, and development partners, among others.
Organized by Africa Resource Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management (ARC_ESM), Kaizen Institute and the Federal Ministry of Health, and held in Lagos, the theme for this year’s summit is: The Feature of Government-Owned and Government-Led Supply Chains: Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria.
Signed:
Farouk Isa Musa
PRO, DMCSA