Bauchi State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency has trained 800 health workers across the secondary hospital and 323 selected primary healthcare facilities across the political wards of the state.

Its Managing Director, Abdulkadir Ahmed, while speaking after the training organised for health workers across 26 secondary health facilities, a tertiary hospital, and 323 primary healthcare centres, explained that the programme became necessary to prevent the mismanagement of essential commodities.

Ahmed said three personnel per facility were selected alongside essential desk officers and some directors of local government areas. 

Speaking on the expanded services achieved last year, the MD confirmed that the agency expended N250 million on recapitalisation in collaboration with 18 local pharmaceutical companies, which he said made it possible for the government to access its major medical consumables from the firms.

He further explained that an additional N250 million was approved for the agency to purchase more commodities, train personnel, and conduct other major operations.