Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has assented to the Gombe State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency and Public Wholesale Company Law, 2023.
According to a press release on Thursday, 22nd June 2023 signed by the Director-General (Press Affairs) Gombe Government House, Ismaila Uba Misilli, said that the law, which was passed by the State House of Assembly on the 18th of May, 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 purpose is to create a patient-centered supply chain standard that will achieve significant levels of efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of healthcare products to the citizenry in line with Universal Health Coverage.
