Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accredited the appointment of Professor Murtala Muhammad Ahmad because the seventh substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto.
In an announcement by the Head, Public Affairs, UDUTH, Mansur Wadata, the appointment is for an preliminary time period of 4 years with impact from October 20, 2026, and was conveyed in a letter signed by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate.
Professor Ahmad succeeds Professor Anas Ahmad Sabir, who efficiently accomplished his two-term tenure in May this yr.
The assertion additional said that whereas congratulating him on the appointment, Professor Pate reminded him of the heavy obligations of his new workplace and the yearnings of Nigerians for an efficient and responsive healthcare supply system.
He urged the brand new CMD to justify the arrogance reposed in him by Mr. President by working collaboratively with all stakeholders to make sure that the hospital continues to ship high quality healthcare companies to Nigerians.
Professor Ahmad turns into the second alumnus of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University to steer the Teaching Hospital as Chief Medical Director, marking a historic milestone for the establishment.
With over twenty years of expertise in Paediatrics and Child Health, Professor Ahmad brings a strong mix of medical experience, college educating, and hospital administration to his new function.
He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) diploma from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, adopted by a Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP) in Paediatrics and a Professional Diploma in Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He additionally holds specialised certifications in paediatric electroencephalography, well being management, administration, and public administration from the University of Cape Town, University of Washington and Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) respectively.
Before his elevation, Professor Ahmad constructed a formidable administrative monitor report inside each the college and the educating hospital, steadily climbing the educational ladder from Lecturer I to Senior Lecturer, Reader, and finally Professor of Paediatrics.
He beforehand served as Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (Training) at UDUTH for 4 years, the place he introduced impactful transformation to the administration of residency and coaching within the hospital. He additionally held key roles as Deputy Director of the Institute of Child Health and Faculty Examinations Officer within the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, alongside representing the college on the University Senate, and stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee and Acting Chief Medical Director on a number of events.
Beyond institutional administration, Professor Ahmad has been on the forefront of public well being service and specialised medical analysis in Sokoto State and throughout Nigeria, with lively involvement in maternal and perinatal dying surveillance and response, and as a nationwide coach on the administration of extreme acute malnutrition. As a prolific researcher, he has printed extensively in peer-reviewed journals specializing in youngster well being, youngster neurology, epilepsy, and broader paediatric well being considerations, whereas actively mentoring the following technology of medical professionals and postgraduate college students.
