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The Katsina State Government says it has commenced the provision of free medical treatment to pregnant women, accident victims and other special patients across the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Mariyatu Usman, made this known to newsmen during an interview on Wednesday in Katsina.
Usman said that the state government had equally resumed free treatment for Caesarean Section (CS) patients and children under-five years in government hospitals.
“The State Government has procured and distributed dispersible amoxicillin tablets, zinc and low ORS to all government hospitals.
“The government has procured and distributed Anti-Malaria drugs, Long Lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets, rapid diagnostic test kits and training of health workers on the management of severe malaria scourge,” she said.
The commissioner disclosed that the government had procured and distributed drugs for sickle-cell disease in six selected centers in the state.
Usman called on people of the state to support the APC administration to enjoy more dividends of democracy.