By Muhammad Amaan
The Aminu Magashi Garba Foundation (AMG Foundation), in collaboration with State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) have visited Bichi Rehabilitation Centre (male and female), Dawakin Kudu, and Wudil Rehabilitation Centres, in continuation of a joint visitation to Rehabilitation Centres under the SEMA.
AMG Foundation and the SEMA were joined by the Kano State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Kano State Social Protection Agency (KASPA), Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Humanitarian Affairs, and Office of the SSA to the Governor on Support Groups III.
During the visit, the AMG Foundation donated bags of rice, maize, cooking oil, and drugs (controlled and over-the-counter) to the four centres, complementing the Kano State Government’s efforts to provide shelter and medication to in-patients.
The Executive Secretary of SEMA, Mallam Isyaku Abdullahi Kubarachi, received some of the donated items (controlled drugs and reprinted prescription forms) in his office before proceeding to the centres.
He expressed gratitude to the AMG Foundation Chairman, Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba, for his continuous support.
Kubarachi also called on the centre officers to use the items judiciously.
In his remarks, Chairman of the AMG Foundation, Dr Aminu Magashi Garba reaffirmed his foundation’s commitment to supporting the Kano State government and the people of Kano.
He added that the joint visit and support would cover all 13 Rehabilitation Centres under SEMA.
The AMG Foundation also committed to supporting a one-day training for health workers across the 13 centres to enhance their capacity in dispensing drugs and managing minor ailments.
The centre officers thanked the AMG Foundation for the donations and pledged to use the items judiciously.
