Abubakar Labaran Yusuf
Commissioner for Health, Kano State
New Nigeria Peoples Party Kano State
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Bio Summary
Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf is the Commissioner for Health in Kano State, appointed in 2023 by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. With decades of experience in public health policy and international development work, Dr. Yusuf leads efforts to revamp primary healthcare delivery, expand immunisation, and improve maternal and child health indicators in the state.
Education
- MBBS – Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
- MPH – University of Lagos
- Fellow, West African College of Physicians (FWACP)
Professional Background
- Former Director of Public Health, Kano State Ministry of Health
- Consultant Physician, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
- Former Program Lead, WHO Malaria Elimination Project (Northwest Zone)
- Senior Adviser, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Nigeria Health Projects
- Member, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (Northwest Coordination)