The management of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has urged the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) to immediately restore electricity supply to the facility.
The management of the hospital made the advocacy in an issued statement, signed by the AKTH’s Head of Information Unit, Hauwa Inuwa Dutse.
The appeal is coming shortly after some patients on life support reportedly died due to long hours of power outages.
The hospital expressed deep concern over the tragic loss of lives, describing it as avoidable had power been sustained.
It lamented that the blackout had put vulnerable patients at grave risk, particularly those depending on life support machines.
The hospital said the deaths were preventable, stressing that power cuts put vulnerable patients at severe risk AKTH noted it regularly pays its bills and spends heavily on diesel, assuring that efforts are ongoing to clear outstanding debts.
Speaking, the management noted that AKTH consistently pays its electricity bills through its Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR), adding that the hospital also commits significant resources to purchase diesel for its generators in order to supplement the power supply from KEDCO.
The Kano hospital further assured the public that steps were being taken to offset outstanding debts, but cautioned that cutting-off power to a critical healthcare facility carries severe consequences for both patients and their families.
