Abdulhamid Isa Dutse
Abdulhamid Isa Dutse | |
|---|---|
| Chief Medical Director Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital | |
| In office 2003–2011 | |
| Secretary to the state Governor Jigawa State | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Governor | Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1960 Kano State |
| Died | 5 October 2020(aged 59) Kano State |
| Residence | Kano State |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello UniversityZaria |
| Profession | Professor |
Abdulhamid Isa Dutse(28 December 1960 – 5 October 2020) was a Nigerian Cardiologist, and consultant, who was Professor of Medicine, and the former chief medical director ofAminu Kano Teaching Hospital(AKTH).
Early life and education
[edit]Abdulhamid was born in December 1960 at Unguwar Gini, Kano Municipal Local Government Area ofKano State.He attendedKwalli Special Primary School, Kanoin 1966 and he later joined Magwan Primary School. He also attendedRumfa College, Kanobetween 1972 and 1977, and graduated fromAhmadu Bello UniversityZaria as a Medical Doctor in 1982.[1]
Career
[edit]Abdulhamid started his career as a young Lecturer up to Senior registrar atAhmadu Bello UniversityZaria between 1984 and 1987. He worked with Lagos State University between 1987 and 1988, and in 1989 he worked in theUnited KingdomwithSt Bartholomew's Hospitaland the Hammer Smith Hospital.
He was the consultant in Kano State working with state hospitalsMurtala Muhammad Specialist HospitalandMuhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospitalbetween 1989 and 1992.
He was appointed the Commissioner of Health inJigawa Stateby GovernorAli Sa'ad Birnin-Kudubetween 1992 and 1994 where he Joined Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in 1994. Abdulhamid was the supervisor ofPfizer Inc.'s drug experiment on desperately ill children in 1996 (Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc.).[2][3][4]
He was Appointed Dean Faculty of Medicine,Bayero University Kanoin 1998 and he was the chief medical director ofAminu Kano Teaching Hospital(AKTH) between 2003 and 2011. He also worked with King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[5]
Abdulhamid was instrumental to the firstkidney transplantin a public hospital,[citation needed]and he authored many publications on health related issues.[6]
Death
[edit]Abdulhamid died on 5 October 2020 after a brief illness inKano State,Nigeria[7][8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^Chila Andrew Aondofa (6 October 2020)."Tears As Renowned Professor Of Medicine, Abdulhamid Isa Dutse Is Buried In Kano".The Abusites.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^Stephens, Joe (16 January 2001)."Doctors Say Drug Trial's Approval Was Backdated".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^Lenzer, Jeanne (2007)."Nigeria files criminal charges against Pfizer".BMJ.334(7605): 1181.1–1181.doi:10.1136/bmj.39237.658171.db.PMC1889962.
- ^"New drug 'illegally tested on children'".the Guardian.17 January 2001.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"Prof Dutse, Ex-AKTH CMD Dies In Kano".Independent Newspaper Nigeria.6 October 2020.Retrieved4 March2022.
- ^"Abdulhamid Isa Dutse | Semantic Scholar".www.semanticscholar.org.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^Jos, Abdullateef Abubaker (5 October 2020)."JUST IN: Former AKTH CMD, Abdul Hamid Dutse dies".Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"Renowned medical doctor, Abdulhamid Isa Dutse, dies at 60".Daily Nigerian.5 October 2020.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"Tribute to a mentor: Prof Abdulhamid Dutse".Daily Trust.16 October 2020.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"AKTH Former CMD Dies, Burial Rites at Al-Furqan Mosque Tuesday Morning".Nigerian Sketch.5 October 2020.Retrieved21 September2021.