Kano State Ministry of Health

26/03/2026

Kano State has achieved 13 consecutive months without a single polio case, a major milestone in Nigeria’s polio eradication efforts.

The Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, confirmed this during a recent State Task Force meeting, highlighting strong government commitment, strategic planning, and partnerships with NPHCDA, UNICEF, and WHO.

The 2026 Polio Immunization Campaign kicks off on Saturday, 28th March, and all residents are urged to ensure their children are vaccinated. Special recognition goes to Madobi LGA for top immunization coverage.
Let’s keep Kano polio-free—vaccinate your children and protect our future.
National Primary Health Care Development Agency
Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria
Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board
Gates Foundation World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF

06/02/2026

31/01/2026

Happening Now!

Press Briefing by the Hon. Commissioner for Health; Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf on the commemoration of 2026 World Cancer Day, NTDs Day, World Leprosy Day and Flagg-off of SARMAAN II Implementation in Kano State.

Taking place at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), Inside
Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital (MAWTH), Kano
Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board
National Primary Health Care Development Agency
eHealth Africa
World Health Organization (WHO)
UNICEF

31/01/2026

Hausa version of the press Briefing

31/01/2026

31/01/2026

Press Briefing by the Honourable Commissioner of Health Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf

31/01/2026

Press Briefing on World NTDs Day, World Leprosy Day, World cancer Day 2026

27/12/2025

Me kuke tunani kan tsayar da ’ya’yan tsofaffin ’yan majalisar dokokin jihar Kano da s**a rasu a matsayin ’yan takara…?

27/12/2025

LAFIYA TA INGANTA

Manyan Nasarorin Da Mai Girma Kwamishinan Lafiya
Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf Ya Samar
A ƙarƙashin Jagorancin Hazikin Gwamnan Jihar Kano Eng Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf

1. Yaki da Cutar Zazzabin Cizon Sauro
Ci gaba da saye da rarraba magungunan zazzabin cizon sauro yadda ya kamata.
Rarraba magungunan sauro kyauta a cibiyoyin lafiya 839, wanda ya rage ƙarancin magunguna a asibitoci.
Raguwar yawan masu zuwa asibiti sakamakon cutar zazzabin cizon sauro.

2. Lafiyar Uwa, Jariri da Yara
Ƙaruwa sosai a kasafin kuɗin kula da lafiyar uwa da yara.
Ci gaba da gudanar da binciken mutuwar mata masu juna biyu (MDSR) domin gano musabbabin mace-mace da rage su.
Kaddamar da shirye-shirye na musamman ciki har da raba kayan haihuwa kyauta ga mata masu juna biyu da kula da lafiyar yara ƙasa da shekaru biyar kyauta.
Gyara da inganta fiye da cibiyoyin lafiya na farko (PHCs) 200, domin tabbatar da akalla cibiya ɗaya mai aiki a kowace unguwa (ward).

3. Yaki da Cutar Tarin Fuka (TB)
Gwajin mutane fiye da 41,000 a cikin mako guda na musamman na gwajin tarin fuka.
Shigar da fiye da marasa lafiya 28,000 (kimanin kashi 83%) cikin shirin shan magani kyauta.
Faɗaɗa cibiyoyin kula da TB zuwa 1,391 DOTS da fiye da dakunan gwaje-gwaje 300 a fadin jihar.
Jihar Kano ta samu yabo a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin jagororin jihohi wajen kula da tarin fuka a Najeriya.

4. Kula da Masu Cutar Kuturta
Bayar da magunguna da kayayyakin aiki ga Asibitin Kuturta na Yadakunya.
Ci gaba da gyaran asibitin da kuma bayar da magani kyauta ga masu cutar kuturta.

5. Ayyukan Lafiyar Makarantu da na Kullum
Farfaɗo da ayyukan lafiyar makarantu, tare da raba tabarau 38,400 ga malamai masu shekaru 40 zuwa sama.
Kafa Shirin ABBA CARE, wanda ke bayar da maganin hydroxyurea kyauta ga masu cutar sickle cell.
Kaddamar da Shirin Abba Gida-Gida na Tallafa

Sign Anas Yusif Abubakar

14/12/2025

Hukumar KSCHMA ta ce An samu ƙaruwa mai yawa a shirin mutane masu ƙaramin karfi BHCPF, da ma’aikata da kuma masu sana’o’in dogaro da kai.

- Dr. Rahila Aliyu Mukhtar, Shugabar Hukumar Taimakekeniyar lafiya ta Kano

14/12/2025

KANO STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Today, Sunday 14th December 2025, the Honourable Commissioner of Health, Kano State, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, participated in a two-day Media Focus on Emergency Risks and Risk Communication workshop.

The workshop was organized by the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) with support from the FCDO Lafiya Programme and aims to strengthen media engagement and improve effective risk communication for emergency preparedness and response in Kano State.

14/12/2025

Kano Health Ministry Begins 3-Day EML Review Workshop

The Kano State Ministry of Health, through the State Sustainable Health Commodity Supply System Committee (SHCSS-C), has commenced a three-day workshop to review the Kano State Essential Medicine List (EML).

The exercise will align the state EML with national and WHO guidelines, assess new therapeutic options, and prioritize life-saving medicines to improve planning, budgeting, procurement, and rational use across public health facilities.

Development partners and stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Kano State in strengthening health systems and access to essential health commodities.