The Gombe state governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the establishment of Gombe State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency and Public Wholesale Company Law, 2023.
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the director-general (press affairs), Government House, Ismaila Uba Misilli, on Thursday.
According to the statement, “the law, which was passed by the House of Assembly on May 18, 2023, seeks to provide for the establishment of the Gombe State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency which will serve as an assured source of qualitative, affordable and accessible drugs and other medical consumables in the state”.
The statement added that the purpose of the law “is to create a patient-centred supply chain standard that will achieve significant levels of efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of health care products to the citizenry in line with Universal Health Coverage.”