The Director of Biomedical Research Training Centre (BioRTC) and Special Adviser on Science, Research, and Innovation, Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina, has called on the members of the community to give total support to the enumerators and researchers in carrying out kidney disease research in Bade Emirate, Damaturu, and other parts of the state.

The Director made the call on Wednesday 5th February, 2025 during the opening of Yobe State Kidney Researchers’ Training Programme that kickstarted at the Sandunes Hotel in Damaturu.

He said the research team is vested with the responsibility of conducting research to find out the high prevalence of kidney disease in Bade Emirate and other parts of the state.

Dr. Maina dislosed that the research is solely sponsored by Yobe State Government and 2000 people would be randomly selected in Bade and Damaturu LGAs respectively.

He added that after taking the specimens, the team will liase with United Kingdom researchers to address the root causes of kidney disease in the state in line with the collaboration they signed two years ago as directed by the Executive Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni during the visit.

On his part, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana who was represented by the Chief Medical Director, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Baba Waru Goni expressed appreciation to Governor Mai Mala Buni for his keen interest in the Health sector.

The Commissioner revealed that the experts were drawn from different parts of the country including the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre Nguru, Jigawa Teaching Hospital, Bayero University Kano, among others.