As part of concerted efforts to enhance maternal and child health in Kano State, the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency has rolled out measures and strategies to integrate family planning with the last mile delivery initiative.
Focusing mainly on accessibility of commodities and the provision of high-quality care, the strategies would help in ensuring that the clients have consistent and reliable access to reproductive health services, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes for women and families.
This development was made known by Pharm. Gali Sule the Director-General of DMCSA, Thursday, during a one-day Sensitization Meeting With Key Stakeholders on the Integration of Family Planning Commodities and Delivery to the Last Mile, organized by the agency in collaboration with Center for Sustainable Development and supported by Gates Foundation.
The main objectives of the integration are to generally improve families’ access to reproductive health services in the state and to also improve supply chain management.
According to him, the measures adopted by his organization for the success of the integration of family planning include the training and retraining of relevant stakeholders, including the local health workers, collecting of data and monitoring the distribution of commodities; and addressing societal and cultural barriers by engaging relevant leaders and members of the community, among others.
Pharm. Sule assured the people of Kano that other free medical intervention programs such as maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH), TB and leprosy, and malaria would be fully and formally integrated.
Commending all the stakeholders for their dedication and commitment toward the success of the Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) scheme, the Director-General said other states in the federation are looking up to Kano as a role model.
Signed
Farouk Isa Musa
PRO, DMCSA