UDUTH inaugurates committee of friends of the hospital
By Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto
The Management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, (UDUTH) Sokoto, on Tuesday inaugurated Friends of the Hospital Committee to assist the Hospital in soliciting support and assistance from philanthropists, corporate organization and members of the business communities.
In a statement contain and signed by the hospital principal public relations officer Mansur Wadata said while inaugurating the Committee, the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof. Anas Ahmad Sabir, expressed appreciation and gratitude to the committee members for accepting to assist the Hospital, despite their respective tight schedules.
The Chief Medical Director described the work of the Committee as central to the growth and development of the health institutions since the government at all levels cannot cater for all the needs of health institutions. Therefore, for the Hospital to provide effective and efficient health care services, there is a need for support from philanthropists, NGOs and corporate organisations to assist the Hospital.
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He acknowledged that some individuals have been supporting the Hospital. However, there is still the need to establish an appropriate channel, to get more supports from philanthropists, NGOs and corporate organisations towards ensuring optimal tertiary healthcare delivery to ever increasing patients of the Hospital.
Prof. Sabir said the membership of the committee was carefully selected, based on experience, knowledge and contributions of the members to the development of humanity. He also promised to provide all the necessary support and cooperation that will ease the committee’s assignment and assured them their recommendation and pieces of advice will be judiciously utilized.
In his acceptance speech, the Committee chairman, Alh. Aliyu Attahiru Galadanci ( Galadiman Gari), thanked the Hospital management for finding them worthy to serve the institution in that capacity.
Alh. Attahiru Galadanci described the committee’s work as a service to humanity and therefore, called on the members to use their wealth of experience and knowledge towards achieving the objectives with which the committee was created.
He promised that the committee would do all what it takes to justify the confidence reposed on them.
The Friends of the Hospital Committee UDUTH, Sokoto has Galadiman Gari, Alh. Aliyu Attahiru Galadanci as Chairman; Alh Muhammad Lawal Maidoki (Sadaukin Sakkwato), Executive Secretary, Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission, Alh. Hamza Isah Gwadabawa, a retired Permanent Secretary and proprietor Al-Huda Schools, Sokoto and Alh. Muazu Bello Maiwurno, Chairman, Sokoto State Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture as members.
Others are Prof. Nasiru Musa Yauri, Deputy VVice-Chancellor(Academic), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto; Prof Muhammad Aliyu Makusidi, Head, Department of Internal Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto; Alh. Ummaru Musa Yeldu, Managing Director, Hydrocarbon Nigeria Limited and Honorable Ubaida Bello Muhammad, Special Adviser to the Sokoto State Governor on Non-governmental Organisations.
The Committee has Alh. Bashir Hussain, Deputy Director Human Resources of the Hospital as Secretary.
UDUTH inaugurates committee of friends of the hospital
