SOKOTO STATE GOVT. BUYS N500M DRUGS FOR HOSPITALS

The Sokoto State Government on Tuesday said it purchased assorted drugs and medical facilities worth N500 million for distribution to its 23 general hospitals.


Gov. Aliyu Wamakko announced this in Sokoto at the distribution of the drugs at the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto.


He said that the state government would continue to accord priority to the availability of medical needs for its health institutions across the state.


He said that government would carefully monitor the distribution of the facilities to ensure that they got to the desired beneficiaries.


The governor warned the officials against diverting the drugs, saying that government would take decisive measures against anyone found wanting.


Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, said that the ministry had taken concrete measures to ensure all the state hospitals got the drugs. 


Aliyu said that the drugs were to ensure the State.
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