Plateau Govt reiterates commitment to fighting tuberculosis, establishes central drug store
…As KRP FEMA pays advocacy visit to health commissioner, state TB Programme manager
Plateau State government said it’s committed to reducing to the barest minimum the scourge of tuberculosis on the state.Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, this when delegation from Kaneng Rwang Pam Foundation for Education and Migration Awareness KRP FEMA, led by the Executive Director, Kaneng Rwang Pam, paid him an advocacy visit as part of the campaign to eradicate tuberculosis in the state.
Shurkuk said that as part of the state government’s commitment to fighting tuberculosis and other infectious diseases the state government has established a new central drug store to house all essential medications for malaria control and infectious including those for tuberculosis patients.
Additionally, the commissioner said some agencies are partnering with the state government in the health sector, including the recent donation of motorcycles, which will improve access to unreachable remote communities, especially in contact tracing for TB and other infectious diseases.
The Commissioner reiterated his total support for the advocacy, particularly in ensuring the release of funds and the overall success of TB programmes in the state.
KRP FEMA Executive Director, Kaneng Rwang Pam briefed the Commissioner on the USAID project, the Northern Nexus Cluster, and the organizations that constitute the cluster.
She explained the purpose of the advocacy visit, highlighting key advocacy tasks, which includes the need for prompt release of funds, the allocation of funds for TB programmes in Plateau State, advocating for private sector engagement in funding TB initiatives within the state and renovation of Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) centers to enhance TB treatment.
She also advocated for the provision of nutrition packages to support TB patients during their treatment.
The team also paid advocacy visit to the Plateau State TB Programme Manager, Dr. Jublick Maxwell.
Jublick, while receiving the team, assured them of his office’s full support for their advocacy efforts, emphasizing the benefits these initiatives would bring to the state. He expressed committment to being available to assist the advocacy efforts in any way needed.
Kaneng Rwang Pam also briefed him on the USAID Project, the Northern Nexus Cluster, and the organizations involved in the cluster while also highlighting the the foundation’s activities.
The team from Kaneng Rwang Pam Foundation for Education and Migration Awareness (KRP FEMA) comprised of ED, Kaneng Rwang Pam, TB Project Coordinator Executive Director, Awashima Atu, Chief Financial Accountant, Oluwatobi Jeremiah James, Communications Officer, Noroh Egaj, and representative of a local CBO, Dakim
