​Residents of Bade Local Government Area in Yobe State have launched a grassroots crowdfunding campaign to fund an urgent medical outreach for victims of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The community-led movement comes after years of unfulfilled requests for the Yobe State Government to construct a dedicated dialysis centre in Gashua.
The Emergency Medical Outreach & Screening Campaign for Chronic Kidney Disease will focus on early detection, offering free renal screenings, diagnostic testing, and essential medications to vulnerable community members.
The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 5, 2026, starting at 9:00 AM, at the Lawan Musa Primary Healthcare Centre in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade LGA.
While the Yobe State Government provides free dialysis services at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH) in Damaturu, patients in Gashua must travel over 180 kilometers to receive routine treatment. The severe transportation costs, coupled with physical fatigue for frail patients, have forced many to abandon care.
​”The financial and physical burden on our people is unsustainable,” said Abdullahi Kaigama of the Save Gashua Kidney Disease Initiative.
“Families are losing breadwinners not just to the disease, but to the sheer impossibility of traveling to Damaturu multiple times a week.
Almost every household in Bade has lost someone. We cannot wait any longer while our people die, which is why we turned to public donations to fund this immediate screening outreach.”
​Echoing his concerns, Hamza Muhammad Tasi’u emphasized the critical need for local diagnostic infrastructure. “We appreciate state efforts, but what Gashua desperately needs is a functional, permanent dialysis unit.
Until Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration delivers on that facility, grassroots crowdfunding remains our only lifeline to identify early-stage renal failure before it becomes fatal.”
​Community leaders confirm that funds raised will cover temporary diagnostic kits, basic medical supplies, renal consultations, and transport subsidies for critically ill patients needing immediate referral to Damaturu.
