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Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Nobody: 6:18am On Nov 17, 2013 |
The Kano State Government is billed to commission a $25.5 million Diagnostic and Disease Control Centre, DDCC, in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is set to commission the facility at a yet to be determined date in November. The 100-bed space facility was constructed and donated by multinational pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, in conjunction with the Kano State Government to serve as both a diagnostic centre for the treatment and detection of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/ AIDS, polio, cerebro spinal meningitis, cholera, diarrhoea among others. Built on 2.9 hectares out of a total land area of 9.6 hectares, the DDCC is expected to function as both a medical facility and a research and training centre for doctors and other healthcare professionals in Kano and neighbouring states. It also has facilities to quarantine patients during disease outbreaks which would assist medical personnel in tracking individual strains of causative agents so as to determine the type of medication required. Donors of the project and pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, intend the facility to function as both a primary health facility as well as a complementary tertiary health facility to the already existing health institutions in Kano State. This will go a long way in improving health among Kano’s large population against the backdrop of frequent outbreak of infections like meningitis, cholera and polio. Mr. David Odiwor, Executive Secretary of the Healthcare/Meningitis Trust Fund, an independent body which oversaw the construction of the facility, said the project is a world class facility. According to him, a similar centre which exists in Uganda does not equal the one in Kano in terms of size and equipment. He said the Ugandan facility is run on a business/private model which allows it to access grants from donor agencies across the globe, expressing the hope that the DDCC in Kano would be run on the same model when handed over for sustainability and efficiency. Project Engineer, Mr. Nyasah Kanengoni, also explain the technical and scientific relevance of assorted machines and devices that have been installed at the DDCC. Most equipment including the refrigerating centrifuge, the haemathology analyser, the blood bank and universal microscope in the laboratories are electronically controlled. There are also incubators for preserving samples, specimens and other research cultures. The Healthcare Related Programs Trust is administered by a six-member Board appointed by Pfizer Inc. and the Kano State Government. It is chaired by renowned university teacher and administrator, Prof. Shehu Galadanci. Other members of the Board include Ibrahim A. Haruna, Adamu Jafiya, Adamu Aliyu Kiyawa, Habibu Sadauki and one-time legal adviser to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Prof. Auwalu Yadudu. Source: Sunday trust 2 Likes |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by abu12: 6:54am On Nov 17, 2013 |
That is a wellcome development, but Pfizer need do more. |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by asala1: 7:49am On Nov 17, 2013 |
No ficha? 1 Like |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Bagayouche: 9:50am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Watever no 3 on point |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by venorite(m): 9:51am On Nov 17, 2013 |
All these story and no picture |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Aromas: 9:52am On Nov 17, 2013 |
More development flushing in for kano state , das good d only commercial state in d North where businesses are blooming n growing. 9ce 1 hope other states in d north we patronise dis research centre? |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by koolJ1(f): 9:53am On Nov 17, 2013 |
In the north? Have they accepted rudimentary polio vaccines talk more of an advanced research facility? 1 Like |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Aromas: 9:55am On Nov 17, 2013 |
venorite: All these story and no picture Hey Oga Ade can't you read d post well b4 commenting "Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is set to commission the facility at a yet to be determined date in November." 2 Likes |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by wickyyolo: 9:56am On Nov 17, 2013 |
I hope say them go dey cure HIV. |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by picoba(m): 9:59am On Nov 17, 2013 |
May the Lord protect the centre from Boko Boys. May the place not turn to a political research centre. 1 Like |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Akshow: 10:03am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Naijeriyya sai kwankwansiyya. |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by AdemolaA2: 10:04am On Nov 17, 2013 |
This is a good development and i hope there would be maintenance of the structures and also transparency in delivering their duties to all Nigerians .God bless nigeria!! |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by haysal(m): 10:08am On Nov 17, 2013 |
OK |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by MeAboki(m): 10:18am On Nov 17, 2013 |
kool J: In the north? Have they accepted rudimentary polio vaccines talk more of an advanced research facility? Abeg, sister quickly swallow your envy before you turn completely green. 2 Likes |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by EverestdeBliu(m): 10:21am On Nov 17, 2013 |
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Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Nobody: 10:26am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Me_Aboki: Abegi, go enlighten your people! Good riddance to bad rubbish. |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Temismith(f): 10:28am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Hope d money will not be used to equip boko tins |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Chinboli(m): 10:31am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Am hapi 4 them sha! Creating more Jobs. . . . |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by nonysmith(m): 10:31am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Let us pray that after the formal handover the equipments will not find its way to people's houses....dismantled and may b sold....up naijaaaaa |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by tiamiyukunle69(m): 10:48am On Nov 17, 2013 |
That's a good one. I'm a medic and I know what that means. I hope other multinationals follow suit! Thumbs up 1 Like |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by duni04(m): 10:56am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Its about time pfizer paid back for using children in Kano as guinea pigs. 2 Likes |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by naptu2: 11:02am On Nov 17, 2013 |
How come there was no mention of Pfizer's terrible experiment with children in Kano State that led to the deaths of many kids? This construction of this facility is part of the out of court settlement between Pfizer and the Kano State Government. 2 Likes |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by naptu2: 11:08am On Nov 17, 2013 |
[size=14pt]Pfizer: Nigeria Drug Trial Victims Get Compensation[/size] by Bliss4Lyfe(f): 9:18pm On Aug 11, 2011 Bliss4Lyfe: Pfizer logo Pfizer has agreed to sponsor health projects in Kano https://www.nairaland.com/733657/pfizer-nigeria-drug-trial-victims 3 Likes |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by lanseva: 11:17am On Nov 17, 2013 |
naptu2: How come there was no mention of Pfizer's terrible experiment with children in Kano State that led to the deaths of many kids? This construction of this facility is part of the out of court settlement between Pfizer and the Kano State Government. Exactly Journalism has actually gone to the dogs |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by abdulkayus(m): 11:17am On Nov 17, 2013 |
I can c some bad belles mushin mushin around. Any good news frm d north make dem go haywire. Remember, Federal Ministry of Health warn that haters are liable to die young, so take note. 1 Like |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by MeAboki(m): 11:22am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Promhize: Apparently, you are the dunce yet to be enlightened judging from your ignorant statement Temismith: Hope d money will not be used to equip boko tins LOL, it must be contagious, see another one showing herself. |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by naptu2: 11:24am On Nov 17, 2013 |
[size=14pt]Report On Pfizer Homicide In Kano. Local Officials Rewarded For Their Role.[/size] by doyin13(m): 4:35pm On Jan 03, 2011 ]doyin13: Just a reminder its been quite a while our country has been in the docks. Makes for really gruesome reading.Officials of the Federal Government as well as those of the Kano State government were complicit in the 1996 Pfizer’s Trovan clinical trial that used Nigerian children as guinea pigs, leaving at least 11 infants dead and several others with permanent disabilities. This is according to the report of the Investigative Committee on the Clinical Trial of Trovan constituted by the Federal Government in 2001. https://www.nairaland.com/578541/report-pfizer-homicide-kano-local |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by duni04(m): 11:27am On Nov 17, 2013 |
abdulkayus: I can c some bad belles mushin mushin around. Any good news frm d north make dem go haywire. Remember, Federal Ministry of Health warn that haters are liable to die young, so take note.Na wa for some pple. Someone is trying to put the news in perspective 4 u and ur calling him bad belle. it may surprise u 2 know that d mushin-mushin people were the ones that exposed pfizer's morbid trials and were d ones that also represented d victims in court. |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Nobody: 11:30am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Very disturbing, naptu2. Smh |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Onyenna(m): 11:31am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Nice |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by Onyenna(m): 11:33am On Nov 17, 2013 |
Aromas: Mind how You Respond to People...... I guess english Language is not really your strong point.... He asked about Pictures.... What has the commissioning got to do with Pictures? People take Pictures of buildings even before they're commissioned... If you don't have any Pix, simply let him know instead of being aggressive.... Peace... |
Re: Kano Gets Multimillion Dollar Medical Research Centre by naptu2: 11:37am On Nov 17, 2013 |
[size=14pt]Wikileaks Cables: Pfizer Used Dirty Tricks To Avoid Clinical Trial Payout[/size] by fisuyi(m): 11:00pm On Dec 09, 2010 fisuyi: The world's biggest pharmaceutical company hired investigators to unearth evidence of corruption against the Nigerian attorney general in order to persuade him to drop legal action over a controversial drug trial involving children with meningitis, according to a leaked US embassy cable. https://www.nairaland.com/565618/wikileaks-cables-pfizer-used-dirty |
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