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| Aliko Dangote |
The
Chairman of Dangote Foundation Alhaji Aliko Dangote has promised to partner
with Yobe State Government to rebuild all the Health facilities that were
destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe State,particularly, the ones
destroyed in the two local Governments of Gujba and Gulani Loca Government.
Gujba
and Gulani were the two local governments taken over by Boko Haram at the heat
of the insurgency before they were liberated by the military.
Ali
Dangote who was speaking via a video link from Maimi in the United
during a Mid-Year Review in line with the MoU signed with Yobe State
Government, Bill & Malinda Foundation and Dangote Foundation in January on
strengthening routine Immunization in Yobe State praised Yobe State Government
for the progress made so far since the MoU was signed.
" I
want to praised the effort of Yobe State governments for doing a fantastic job
in making sure children are immunized in the state despite the security challenges.
On the destroyed health facilities in the two local governments by Boko Haram,
Dangote Foundation will partner with Yobe State to ensure that they are
re-constructed. Dangote foundation may end up constructing all of them but I
think we should have a partnership to ensure these facilities come back to
functionality so that our children will with immediate effect begin to access
the healthcare services,"'Dangote said.
On his
side, the Co-chair of Bill & Malinda Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates who also joined
the event from Seattle, USA equally commended the State government for the
stride made so far.
Mr.
Gates noted with delight, the effective engagement and involvement of
traditionally rulers in the campaign and other stakeholders by Yobe State
Government, while calling on the speedy award of contracts enshrined in the
MoU.
The
Director National Primary Healthcare Agency, Dr. Ado Mohammed on behalf of The
Fedrral Government donated the sum of $1.5 dollars to Yobe State Government as
support to their commitment to the immunization drive in the state.
Yobe
State Commissioner for Health Dr. Bello Kawuwa while presenting the report
explained that 15 out of the 17 local government areas in the state were
significantly covered except the remaining two-Gulani and Gujba which were
occupied by Boko Haram insurgents before liberated by the military.
According
to him, the good news is that the two local Governments are now accessible but
the bad news is the destruction of nearly all the health facilities in the two
localities.
Yobe
State governor Ibrahim Gaidam in his comments told the partners that his
administration is very committed to the MoU to ensure the total eradication of
all the nine killer children's diseases in the state.
He thank
Dangote for offering to assist the state governments in the reconstruction of
the destroyed health infrastructure in Gujba and Gulani, while also commending
Mr. Gates and other partners for their unflinching commitment and support to
children's health across the world and Yobe particularly.
The
Director Yobe State Primary Healthcare Agency, Dr. Hauwa Goni Fika explained
that the whole idea of the MoU was to bridge the gaps in immunization coverage
in the state which according to her include, security challenges, inaccessibility
of some areas in the state, destruction of health facilities in the state, lack
of cold storage facilities in some communities which makes it difficult of the
movement of vaccines.
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