AKTH To Commence Bone Marrow Transplant | Tellwell Newspaper
Tellwell Newspaper, Abuja – Nigeria:
From Abuzar Rabi’u, Kano
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, was set to commence bone marrow transplant. It becomes the second teaching hospital in Nigeria to perform such transplant.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the tertiary healthcare facility, Professor Abdulrahma Abba Sheshe, disclosed this during an official commissioning of Heamatological Diseases Ward built and donated to the hospital by Engineer Umar lbrahim.
Professor Abdulrahman Abba Sheshe thanked the donor, Engineer Umar lbrahim, and pray to Almighty Allah to reward him with Aljannatil Firdausi.
Speaking on behalf of the donor, Professor Mahmoud Daneji said the gesture was to appreciate and immortalize his mother, Hajiya Aishatu, saying that the roles played by mothers in ensuring the health of children cannot be over emphasised.
He also urged all the patients that benefited from the services rendered in the ward to pray for Hajiya Aishatu , her son and all members of her family.
Commenting, the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, Professor Auwalu Umar Gajida, acknowledged the contribution of Engineer Umar lbrahim in the promotion of healthcare services at AKTH as well as the presence of all the personalities that grace the commissioning.
Professor Gajida also recognized the contribution of some philanthropists in Kano such as Alhaji ( Dr )Aminu Dantata ,Dr Abdussamad Isyaku Rabi’u , Alhaji Garba Karfe, the family of Late Magaji Dambatta , the Chairman and Chief Executive of Aliko Oil and Gas to mention but a few for their various assistance to the hospital and it’s patients.
Aishatu Heamatology Ward was named after Hajiya Aishatu Abubakar mother of Engineer Umar lbrahim.
