Yobe Launches Research In 2 LGAs To Unravel Kidney Disease Prevalence
By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
The Yobe State Government has launched a groundbreaking research to unravel causes of the high prevalence of kidney disease in the state.
The researchers will collect samples from 2,000 individuals in Bade and Damaturu Local Government Areas.
As part of the efforts, the Yobe State Kidney Researchers’ Training Programme was organised in Damaturu by the state government.
Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina, Special Adviser to the governor on Science, Research, and Innovation, urged community members in Bade and Damaturu LGAs, as well as other areas to fully cooperate with the enumerators and researchers for the success of the initiative.
He said the research is a critical step toward identifying and addressing the root causes of the kidney disease in Yobe state.
”Today, we have people from Gashua and Damaturu to receive training on how we are going to conduct the research and this involve physicians, renal nurses, lab scientists, geologist, environmental scientists, after which they will go to the field to start collecting data.
“Systematic and Random samples data will be collected from identified households in both Gashua and Damaturu. The households have been randomly selected using an investigative software,” Dr Maina said.
He said the research is fully funded by the state government and will involve researchers from the United Kingdom.
Speaking on behalf of the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana, the Chief Medical Director of Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Baba Waru Goni, expressed gratitude to Governor Buni for prioritizing healthcare in the state.
He said that the partnership with researchers from the UK stemmed from an agreement initiated two years ago under the leadership of Governor Buni.
The Syndicate reports that the researchers are from leading institutions such as the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre Nguru, Jigawa State Teaching Hospital, and Bayero University Kano.
