Gidauniyar Alheri Community Health Centre Garangamawa quarters in Gwale local government area has offered medical services to over 200,000 patients.
Founder of the hospital, former Minister of National Planning Dr Shamsudden Usman, disclosed this at the opening of renovated and expanding Gidauniyar Alheri Health Care Center and the Gidauniyar Alheri Microfinance Bank on Saturday.
He said the hospital had provided health care services to 232 women and children in the last ten years.
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The services include antenatal clinics for over 20,000 women, over 20,000 childbirths, and immunisations for over 100,000 under-five children.
Other services offered include OPD Consultation to over 60,000 women and children and pharmacy services to over 50,000 people.
He added that with Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) contribution, the health facility would expand its services to cover more women.
The SMF joined the hospital to address the high rate of maternal and neonatal mortality in Kano state.
They plan to offer services in antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, care of the newborn, and staff capacity building.
In his address, the Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has pledged to support the hospital with theatre equipment and a brand new generator or solar system.
The governor revealed that he has since ordered the commissioner of health Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa to implement the project without further delay.
Mr Ganduje Also thanked Mr Usman for his giant stride towards lots of people of Kano state.
Gidauniyar Alheri
The Gidauniyar Alheri Community Services was established on August 17th 2002, to address the challenges of poverty, illiteracy and inadequate health facilities facing the ten wards of Gwale local government.
It was formally launched in October 2003 and registered as an incorporated trusteeship under the Corporate Affairs Commission.
It has three main subsidiaries, including Gidauniyar Alheri Enterprises Development Center, Gidauniyar Alheri Microfinance Bank and Gidauniyar Alheri Community Health Center.
