Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim

Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation in partnership with the Kano State Ministry of Health, State Primary Healthcare Management Board, and Hospital Management Board donated reproductive health commodities and equipment to the Kano state government to strengthen the capacity of the healthcare system to reduce preventable deaths from unsafe abortions and provide quality Post Abortion Care services.

KANO FOCUS reports that unsafe abortions are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Nigeria, contributing up to 15% of maternal deaths.

As part of the Government’s objectives to ending Preventable Maternal Mortality, Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation is working in Kano State to support healthcare systems with relevant health commodities including – Uterine pelvic models, Manual Vacuum Aspirators (MVA), and Medical Abortion Combipacks.

The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf stated ‘The partnership between the Kano State Ministry of Health and Ipas has come a long way and we are grateful for the donation of these vital health commodities and equipment.

“Ending maternal mortality in Kano state is one of the primary objectives of the State Ministry of Health and we will make sure that women in Kano State have access to Post-Abortion Care across all the health facilities.

“I commend the leadership of the Ipas Country Director, Mr. Lucky Palmer, for initiatives like this and together we will continue to work to ensure no woman dies from unsafe abortion in Nigeria’’.

The Country Director, Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation, represented by the Senior Advisor Programs Samsu Gombwer, says ‘Ipas Nigeria has had a long-time commitment to strengthening healthcare systems in a bid to strengthen the delivery of post-abortion care services and reduce maternal mortality.

“This is one of our many targeted efforts and we appreciate the partnership and support of the Kano State Ministry of Health to sustain the gains we will achieve through these donations.

Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation
Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation works to empower women and girls to have bodily autonomy and exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights.

As partners for reproductive justice, Ipas build collective action that transforms societies to enable women, girls, and vulnerable persons manage their fertility and realize their full potential.

Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has received a torrent of accolades as it continued to distribute bags of rice to poor and vulnerable Nigerians in Nasarawa and Adamawa States.

KANO FOCUS reports that Emir of Tunga in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim Shaibu, said: “The Aliko Dangote Foundation is not only a gift to Nasarawa State, but to all Nigerians.

The Emir said the ADF’s National Food Intervention Programme is supporting the government to cushion the impact of economic hardship being experienced in the country.

The Foundation had recently donated a total of 30,000 bags of 10kg rice to Nasarawa State.

The Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, had announced the donation, noting that each LGAs of the State were allocated 2,000 bags apart from Karu and Lafia who were allocated 2,500 bags each.

The Deputy Governor commended Alhaji Aliko Dangote, describing him as the Father of Charity in Nigeria.

The beneficiaries of the rice programme said the intervention would ease hardship in their families.

Following the National Flag-off events in Kano and Lagos in March, the Foundation initiated the distribution of one million bags of rice throughout all the local government areas in Nigeria.

In her comments at the event, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the ADF, Zouera Youssoufou, said the Foundation was also distributing 10,000 iftar meals, during Ramadan in Kano municipality.

She said in addition to the Foundation’s daily bread relief programme, it is producing and distributing over 32,000 family-size loaves of bread across Kano and Lagos States every day since 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Foundation has spent about N15bn on food intervention programme across Nigeria.

An executive member of the Tunga Development Association (TUDA), Muhammad Nasiru Tunga, said the food support from Dangote Foundation was very impactful and supportive.

Another youth leader Mr. Paul Adunia, JP, said the support will go a long way to providing scour to the host communities of the Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited.

The District Head of Tunga Ibrahim Galadima described Alhaji Aliko Dangote as God’s gift, praying God to continue to support him.

In the same vein, Adamawa State has received its share of One Million 10Kg Rice being distributed by Aliko Dangote Foundation Nationwide.

Thirty-Five thousand beneficiaries, mostly vulnerable and disadvantaged persons have benefited from the support meant to curb hunger due to the current economic situation in the country.

Chief Operating Officer of the Dangote Sugar Refinery Numan, Adamawa State, Abdullahi Bello Dan Musa said the distribution took place successfully across the zones and the exercise is almost completed, while the distribution of the commodity was ongoing in Taraba State.

He disclosed that the Foundation partnered community leaders in Adamawa to ensure that the commodity gets to the intended beneficiaries.

It would be recalled that the Foundation had distributed thousands of bags of rice to beneficiaries and vulnerable Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with at least 48 charity organizations and orphanages involved in the process.

About 20 States have been covered so far.

Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim

Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has arrived United States of America for a high powered symposium organized by United States Institute of Peace.

KANO FOCUS reports that the three day conference being attended by Governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa,and Plateau states, was designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and better option to mitigate the challenge.

This was contained in a statement issued by Director General, Media and Publicity ,Government House Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Wednesday.

According to the statement the intensive executive engagement will enable the Governors of some of the trouble state deep understanding on the dynamics of security threat, it’s socioeconomic dimensions, and near-term opportunities to drive stability in Northern Nigeria.

The US Institute of Peace would also broaden knowledge on strengthening conflict prevention in the region, through a non-violent strategies for engaging the armed groups as alternative for conflect resolution.

The strategic engagement being anchored under the tutelage of Dr. Joseph Sany, Vice President, Africa Center for US Institute of Peace, will also focus on policy coordination and management of peace and stability in Nigeria.

The symposium which ends 25th April, 2024 is part of the ongoing efforts of the northern Governors especially those from northwest to set a regional development agenda.