15/11/2025
PRESS RELEASE
15/11/2025
PANS BUK CHAPTER VISITS DG DMCSA, SEEKS STRONGER PARTNERSHIP
The Director General of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) Pharm. Gali Sule has, on Friday, hosted the executive leadership of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS), Bayero University Kano (BUK) Chapter, during a courtesy visit aimed at strengthening collaboration and fostering professional mentorship for emerging pharmacists.
Receiving the excos, the Director General spoke at length on the success recorded at DMCSA under his leadership, including increasing drug availability at state-owned healthcare facilities from 30 percent to over 97 percent, construction of a world-class PharmaGrade Warehouse, and the payment of about N1 billion out of N1 2 billion debt inherited from the previous administration
Other notable achievements recorded are remodeling of Drug Manufacturing Unit into a modern Quality Control Laboratory, increment in drug affordability as drugs at public facilities are now 40 percent cheaper than at private pharmacies and other patent medicine stores as 2024 survey shows, and, lastly, creating a fund value for the Agency of N377 million, as of September 2025, from the inherited negative balance of N102 million.
Pharm. Sule further commended the students for their proactive engagement and dedication to leadership. He praised their efforts in promoting ethical practice, capacity-building, and public health awareness within and beyond the university community. He further encouraged them to uphold professionalism, integrity, and continuous learning as they prepare to join the healthcare workforce.
The Director General also reaffirmed the Agency’s readiness to support initiatives that align with its mandate of ensuring efficient procurement, distribution, and management of drugs and medical consumables across Kano State. He assured the students of his guidance and expressed willingness to explore avenues for collaboration, including mentorship, experiential learning opportunities, and participation in health-related outreach programs.
Earlier speaking, the President of PANS Bayero University Kano Chapter Comrade Adamu Sulaiman Adamu said they were at DMCSA to briefed the Director General on the activities conducted by the association, the upcoming programs, and initiatives designed to enhance academic excellence, professional development, and community-centered pharmaceutical care. The delegation emphasized their commitment to contributing meaningfully to the health sector and preparing students to meet the evolving demands of the pharmaceutical profession.
"We are here to seek for your professional advice and fatherly guidance being a patron of our association. We also wish to brief you on the activities we conducted so far and our planned programs for the future," he explained.
According to the President, PANS BUK Chapter has organized orientation with a view to provide assistance to new students on how to do registrations, conducted tutorials for junior classes, and also procured teaching-assisted equipment and electrical gadgets for their fellow colleagues.
Other key activities undertaken by the student body are organizing a webner for students on how to apply for scholarships, conducting an industrial tour to a pharmaceutical company for hands-on practical knowledge, and attending a PANS national convention which took place at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Speaking on the planned programs of the association, Comrade Adamu said PANS is intending to organize a workshop for students on pharmacovigilance, to hold
Young Health Ambassadors Project for career guidance, and to conduct PANS Annual Health Week aimed at creating awareness among students, adding that they are also planning to carry out a medical outreach, a symposium, and a debate between the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
The meeting concluded with mutual expressions of commitment to strengthening ties between DMCSA and PANS BUK, fostering a shared vision for improved healthcare delivery and the advancement of pharmaceutical education in Kano State.
Signed:
Farouk Isa Musa
PRO, DMCSA
