By Salejo Kano
Kano Nigeria – May 8, 2025
The Association of People Living with Hypertension (APLWH) and the GAMMUN Centre for Care and Development have commended the Kano State Government for its efforts in scaling up hypertension prevention and management across the state.
The commendation came during a courtesy visit to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf, where the groups praised the administration’s expansion of the National Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI) from 22 to all 44 local government areas of the state.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation, APLWH Board of Trustees member, Hussaini Namadi, described the initiative as a critical intervention that has significantly improved access to hypertension screening, diagnosis, and treatment at the grassroots.
“We commend the government’s unwavering commitment to improving cardiovascular health and reducing the burden of hypertension in our communities,” Namadi said.
He highlighted the positive impact of training and deploying hundreds of health workers under the NHCI, noting that it marked a milestone in the collective effort to tackle non-communicable diseases in Kano.
Namadi appealed to the government to authorise the 208 newly designated Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to procure at least two digital blood pressure monitors each through emergency procurement using the State’s Service Fund.
He further urged the state to produce and distribute data management tools for proper facility documentation and reporting, provide internet data subscriptions for DHIS-2 reporting, airtime for follow-up calls to overdue patients, and appoint Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) focal persons in all 44 LGAs to ensure routine supervision and monitoring across 260 NHCI facilities.
In his response, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting advocacy initiatives aimed at tackling hypertension and other NCDs in the state.
He described hypertension and diabetes as “silent killers” that require increased awareness and early detection to prevent complications.
“The task you have taken upon yourselves is enormous and highly beneficial to society. We are ready to support your campaigns because early detection and consistent treatment are essential in controlling these diseases,” he said.
Dr. Yusuf added that the state government had upgraded health facilities across all LGAs and would ensure that every functional PHC is equipped to conduct hypertension screening before the end of the administration’s tenure.
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