Sen. Binos Facilitates Donation Of Medical Equipment to Healthcare By BCDA in Adamawa
By Ojoma Yusuf,Yola
Sen. Binos Yaroe, representing Adamawa South Senatorial District, has facilitated medical equipment donation to cultural healthcare and to Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) in Kajoli, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa.The donation of the equipment was made by the Boader community development agency.
Speaking at the event, Yaroe said the donation was provided by the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), aimed at improving healthcare delivery for residents of border communities.
Yaroe, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on BCDA, said the intervention would also benefit Fufore community in the state.
He noted that the gesture was to ensure residents in border areas had access to quality healthcare without crossing into neighbouring Cameroon.
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”We are here today to provide healthcare equipment to the kojoli community so they can have access to quality healthcare without having to travel to boader countries like Cameroon in search of healthcare.
“Before now, this facility had good structures but lacked equipment. With the intervention of BCDA, we now have beds, surgical equipment, and other medical commodities needed to upgrade this centre,” Yaroe said.
Dr. George Kelly, Executive Secretary of BCDA, was represented by Mrs Roselyn Abuh, Director of Special Duties Health, Education and Social Services.
Kelly explained that the agency focused on providing socio-economic infrastructure to underserved border communities across 21 states, 105 local government areas, and over 3,000 settlements.
“Many of these communities are neglected. In the 2025 budget, provision was made for medical equipment for health centres in border areas.
“They are the first line of defence. They must be taken care of. Otherwise, if they need to cross over to our neighbouring country to get such facilities, their patriotism will be to them, not their country.
This is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to ensure no part of the country is left behind,” Kelly said.
He added that apart from health facilities, the agency also provides schools, water projects, empowerment programmes, and is working with the Ministry of Power to deploy mini-grids to border communities.
Some of the items donated to Kajoli PHCC include hospital beds, mattresses, operating tables, surgical facilities, wheelchairs and sterilising equipment.
Alhaji Kabiru Hayatu, District Head of Kajoli, commended the senator and the agency for the intervention, assuring that the items would be put to proper use for the benefit of the people.
Also, Mrs Mercy Dauda, Permanent Secretary, Adamawa State Boundary Commission, lauded the gesture, noting that the provision of healthcare closer to the people would reduce risks faced by pregnant women and emergency cases in remote areas.
Lending her voice,Helen Shamaki, Executive Secretary Jada Local Government Primary Healthcare Authority, described the intervention as timely and pledged that the equipment would be properly maintained.
Also speaking,Muktar Hamman, Facility Manager Kajoli PHCC, said the provision of the items, alongside additional medical personnel, had upgraded the centre to a cottage hospital capable of handling emergencies and surgical cases.
“With the provision of the medical equipment by the Agency and A medical doctor and healthcare personnel provided by our Senator, the facility is now upgraded to a cottage hospital.
”This will enable us to gain more experience and handle emergency and surgical cases especially for the people as well as our boader communities like the Cameroonians.
