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By Farouk Isa Musa  In its bid to continue strengthening healthcare delivery in the state, the Kano State Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) has, on Thursday 30th October 2025, successfully carried out a post-funding verification exercise following the Dental Equipment Intervention at Sir Muhammad Sanusi Specialist Hospital, Kano. The exercise was aimed at ensuring that the funded medical equipment were duly procured, properly installed, and are being effectively utilized in line with the objectives of the intervention. As part of its 2025 regular intervention, the KHETFUND has, on 15th August 2025, released the sum of N15,793,000 to Sir Muhammad Sanusi Specialist Hospital for the procurement of the equipment. Led by the Executive Secretary of KHETFUND, Dr. Fatima Usman Zahraddeen, the verification team engaged hospital management to assess the functionality, quality, and impact of the newly provided dental equipment for effective service delivery. The verification also revie...

By Farouk Isa Musa   In a strategic move to demonstrate her commitment to transparency and accountability, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND), Dr. Fatima Usman Zahraddeen has led a team of KHETFUND officials to the State Ministry of Health for a Post-Funding Verification Exercise on the intervention for the screening of female pilgrims of the concluded 2025 Hajj operations. Speaking during the visit, which took place on Wednesday, 29th October 2025, the Executive Secretary said the essence of the verification visit was to assess the effective utilization of funds disbursed by KHETFUND for the health screening exercise, evaluate the impact of the intervention, and ensure accountability and transparency in the management of public health funds. "We are here to assess and verify the implementation of the funded intervention for the screening of female pilgrims for the last Hajj operations in order to ensure that the funds allocated were...

By Farouk Isa Musa   As part of its continuous efforts and ongoing commitment to supporting healthcare and educational development in the state, the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) has donated drugs and other medical supplies valued at ₦1.5 million to the Kano Science Schools Old Students’ Association (KASSOSA) national body. The gesture is aimed to strengthen the healthcare delivery system within Kano’s science secondary schools and support KASSOSA’s ongoing health outreach programs among students, so as to ensure improved health and well-being for the future leaders of the state. Speaking during the symbolic donation ceremony, which brought together the DMCSA management staff and KASSOSA national executives, the Director General of DMCSA, Pharm. Gali Sule emphasized that the donation aligns with the Agency’s mandate to ensure the availability of safe, quality, and affordable drugs and medical consumables across al...

By Farouk Isa Musa   The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) Dr. Fatima Usman Zahraddeen has led a team for a post-funding verification visit to the School of Midwifery, Kano, to assess the implementation and impact of the Final Qualifying Examination intervention to the school by the Fund. The visit, which took place on Tuesday 28th October 2025, was meant to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective utilization of funds disbursed under KHETFUND’s health education support Initiative, which seeks to strengthen healthcare training institutions across Kano State. The Fund has, on 10th June 2025, disbursed the sum of N1,929,000 to the school as part of its regular intervention to strengthen midwifery education and healthcare manpower development in the state During the visit, the Executive Secretary and her team reviewed records related to the intervention, which was designed to provide critical support for the school’s examination p...

By Samira Suleiman  The Medical Laboratory Services Department under the Kano State Hospitals Management Board (HMB) has organized a one-day training workshop aimed at strengthening laboratory competency and improving blood banking services across health facilities in the state. The workshop, themed “Strengthening Laboratory Competency: Enhancing Blood Banking Services,” brought together medical laboratory scientists and technicians from various hospitals to build capacity and align with best practices in blood banking and laboratory management. During the technical sessions, papers were presented on best practices in blood banking, blood bank audit, the role of laboratories in critical care management especially in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and sickle cell disease management and an overview of guidelines for blood banking services in Kano State. Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary, HMB, Dr. Mansur Mudi Nagoda, emphasized the crucial role of eff...

By Farouk Isa Musa   The Kano State Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) has conducted a post-funding verification exercise at the School of Midwifery, Gwarzo, following its intervention support to the school for the Final Qualifying Examination to the tune of N1.878 million, which was disbursed on 10th June 2025. The verification visit, which took place on Friday, 24th October 2025, was part of KHETFUND’s ongoing commitment to promoting accountability, transparency, and quality assurance in the utilization of public health funds. During the visit, the team assessed the implementation and outcomes of the Fund’s intervention, which was aimed at ensuring a smooth and credible conduct of the final examinations for graduating midwifery students. Speaking during the visit, Dr. Fatima Usman Zahraddeen, the Executive Secretary of KHETFUND, who was represented by the Director Special Duties Hamisu Abubakar, highlighted that the post-funding verification is a crucial step in ensuring th...

Daga Farouk Isa Musa  A wani yunkuri na inganta harkar kiwon lafiya a fadin jihar nan, jami'an Hukumar Kula da Asusun Kiwon Lafiya na Jihar Kano (KHETFUND) sun kai ziyarar aiki zuwa Makarantar Koyar da Aikin Unguwarzoma da ke garin Dambatta, a ranar Laraba 22 ga watan Oktoba 2025, domin tantance yanda aka kashe kudade da Hukumar ta bai wa makarantar don daukar nauyin dalibai masu rubuta jarabawar kammala karatu. A ranar 10 ga watan Oktoba na shekarar 2025, Hukumar KHETFUND ta samar da kudi Naira miliyan daya da dubu dari takwas da saba'in da takwas (N1,878,000) don biyan kudin jarrabawar karshe ga daliban Makarantar Koyon Aikin Unguwarzoma ta Dambatta. Da take jawabi a kan makasudin ziyarar, Shugabar Hukumar KHETFUND Dakta Fatima Usman Zahraddeen ta ce sun je makarantar ne don bibiya da tantancewa ayyuka don tabbatar da cewa an kashe kudaden da hukumar ta samar bisa doka da oda. Dakta Fatima Usman Zahraddeen, wacce ta sami wakilcin Daraktan Tsare-Tsare Aminu Usman G...

By Farouk Isa Musa   As part of its mandate to strengthen the healthcare system in Kano through sustainable investments in health infrastructure and human resource development, the Kano Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) team has, on Wednesday 22nd October 2025, paid a post-funding verification visit to the School of Midwifery, Dambatta. The verification visit to the school is part of KHETFUND's ongoing efforts to support health education and strengthen the healthcare workforce across Kano State. The visit was aimed at verifying the funding support to the tune of N1.878 million released to the school on 10th June 2025 as a support for the Final Qualifying Examination. Speaking during the exercise, Dr. Fatima Usman Zahraddeen, the Executive Secretary of KHETFUND, who was represented by Director Planning, Research, and Statistics Aminu Usman Giwa, reiterated the Fund’s dedication to building a resilient and well-trained healthcare workforce for Kano State. “Our miss...

By Farouk Isa Musa   The Kano State Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) delegation has paid a working visit to the School of Health Sciences and Technology Bebeji for a post-funding verification of critical interventions aimed at strengthening healthcare service delivery and health education infrastructure across the state. The post-funding verification exercise underscores KHETFUND’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and the sustainable impact of funded projects. The key 2025 regular interventions funded by the KHETFUND at the school the team went for the verification include the procurement of advanced laboratory equipment, the repair and rehabilitation of a 36-seater school bus, and the funding support for accreditation of National Diploma as well as Professional Diploma programs.  Speaking during the visit, which took place on Tuesday, 21st October 2025, the Executive Secretary of KHETFUND Dr. Fatima Usman Zahraddeen, who was represented by the Head of Accou...

By Samira Suleiman  The Kano State Hospitals Management Board is pleased to announce the approval for the solarization and purchase of essential medical equipment for Fagwalawa Cottage, Ajingi General Hospital, and Doguwa General Hospital, funded by the Kano Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) under the leadership of the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Fatima Usman Zaharaddeen. This vital intervention represents yet another milestone in the ongoing transformation of the health sector under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Executive Governor of Kano State. Through initiatives such as this, the state government continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to reviving, modernizing, and strengthening healthcare delivery across all levels. The solarization project will ensure uninterrupted power supply for critical hospital operations, while the new equipment will enhance diagnostic and treatment capacities ultimately ...