DG KSACA Urges Kano Residents To Comply With Mandatory Premarital Screening Law
The Director General Kano State Agency for the Control of AIDS,Dr Usman Bashir, has urged residents of the state to comply with the recently signed mandatory premarital screening law by His Excellency the Exec Gov of Kano State Alh Abba Kabir Yusuf. In a statement signed by Information Officer of the Agency, Usman Datti, this was monitored today, as the Director General KSACA Dr. Usman Bashir was speaking during a live radio program "Barka da Hantsi" aired on Freedom Radio early this morning. Dr. Usman Bashir said the bill already signed in to law by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf will surely reduce number of children born with underlying deseases such as sickle cell anaemia, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis, adding that the new law has also made a provision for some related deseases that might be identified in the course of medica investigation. According to him the new law made it compulsory that all intending couples get screened and present certificate before they are gran