By Usman Datti
The Director General Kano State Agency for the Control of AIDS Dr. Usman Bashir has cautioned health personnel working with various hospitals to desist from deliberately bringing hardship to HIV/AID clients seeking immediate medical attention.
The DG gave the warning while going round various units of Rano General hospital during an unscheduled integrated supervision led by the DG and all the Directors of the agency, along with some developmt partners notably GGHN, experts, and other health professionals.
Dr. Usman Bashir noted that the agency has a duty to ensure that Kano residents are not deprived of HIV services,as the state government has made available Free test kits,consumables, and all other related medications to ensure that the disease becomes a thing of the past.
Emphasizing on taking immediate action against unethical practices, the DG revealed plans to pay further unexpected visits,even during weekends to monitor compliances or otherwise, adding that health personnel should hold themselves responsible if disciplinary measures are taken against them if found wanting.
He also took time to conduct personal interviews with some clients to identify gaps and the quality of care they are getting, and their personal information is recorded correctly and compared to see where things went wrong.
He also debriefed the leadership of the hospital, his findings, and areas that need improvements and surveillance. The CMD thanked them for their visits and discussed areas of collaboration and thanked the agency for providing cervical cancer screening tools and other maternal and child health items.
