El-Rufai Brings Hope to 8,000 Sickle Cell Patients with N2M Donation
By: Edirin Robinson
The Member Representing the Kaduna North Federal Constituency at the Lower Chamber, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai has given hope to the less Privileged Sickle Cell Patients of Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre (SCPHPC), located in Badrawa/Malali Ward of Kaduna North Local Government Area of the State by donating two million naira to buy routine drugs for the patients.
The Founder/Coordinator of the Centre, Hajiya Badiya Magaji Inuwa, revealed this while speaking to the media in Kaduna, today.
According to her, Hon.Bello El-rufai had extended his kind and generous gesture to the Centre by sending a delegation led by the Permanent Member, Kaduna SUBEB, Dr. Jamil Haruna, to present a donation of two million Naira to assist in purchasing routine drugs for sickler who are of the lower cadre in the society.
Hajiya Badiyya, fondly called Mama Sicklers in Kaduna and its environs, said she could not contain her joy when the drugs purchased with the money arrived at the Centre, adding that it is a moment she would never remember.
“On behalf of the SCPHPC, I wish to use this medium to thank and appreciate Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, who is Chairman of the Committee on Banking Regulation of the Federal House of Representatives, for his cash support, which was specifically towards procurement of routine and life-supportive drugs.
“This will no doubt go a long way to sustaining our clinics that were being conducted weekly. I wish to emphasize that the drugs would help in reducing the number of crises among our patients, and we have nothing much to say than to pray that Allah continues to protect and uphold him as he continues to serve his fatherland and humanity.
“We provide free routine and life-supportive drugs to the poor and needy sickle cell patients in the community by conducting weekly clinics, creating awareness about sickle cell anemia, and also supporting the less privileged sicklers with vocational skills to empower them to be more productive.
“I equally wish to use this medium to call on well-meaning Nigerians and other corporate organizations to join hands in supporting sicklers by ensuring they live a happy life with minimal pain crisis.”
“I will not forget to thank those who have been supporting the SCPHPC from its inception till date. May the Al-Mighty Allah reward every one of you in multiple folds,” She said.
The Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre (SCPHPC) was established 16 years ago and now has over 8,000 patients who benefit from free clinical and routine drug services.
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) has a severe impact on Patients especially the less privileged. SCD affects nearly 100 million people globally and is responsible for over 50% of deaths in those with the most severe form of the disease. It contributes to an annual infant death toll of 100,000, representing 8%of infant mortality.
