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	(1960-12-28)28 December 1960 Kano State
Died	5 October 2020(2020-10-05) (aged 59) Kano State
Residence	Kano State
Alma mater	Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
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 of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH).

Early life and education

Abdulhamid was born in December 1960 at Unguwar Gini, Kano Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State. He attended Kwalli Special Primary School, Kano in 1966 and he later joined Magwan Primary School. He also attended Rumfa College, Kano between 1972 and 1977, and graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as a Medical Doctor in 1982.^[1]

Career

Abdulhamid started his career as a young Lecturer up to Senior registrar at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria between 1984 and 1987. He worked with Lagos State University between 1987 and 1988, and in 1989 he worked in the United Kingdom with St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Hammer Smith Hospital.

He was the consultant in Kano State working with state hospitals Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital and Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital between 1989 and 1992.

He was appointed the Commissioner of Health in Jigawa State by Governor Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu between 1992 and 1994 where he Joined Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in 1994. Abdulhamid was the supervisor of Pfizer 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 Kano in 1998 and he was the chief medical director of Aminu 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 first kidney transplant in a public hospital,^{[citation needed]} and he authored many publications on health related issues.^[6]

Death

Abdulhamid died on 5 October 2020 after a brief illness in Kano State, Nigeria^{[7][8][9][10]}

References

1. Chila Andrew Aondofa (6 October 2020). "Tears As Renowned Professor Of Medicine, Abdulhamid Isa Dutse Is Buried In Kano". The Abusites. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
2. Stephens, Joe (16 January 2001). "Doctors Say Drug Trial's Approval Was Backdated". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
3. Lenzer, Jeanne (2007). "Nigeria files criminal charges against Pfizer". BMJ. 334 (7605): 1181.1–1181. doi:10.1136/bmj.39237.658171.db. PMC 1889962.
4. "New drug 'illegally tested on children'". the Guardian. 17 January 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
5. "Prof Dutse, Ex-AKTH CMD Dies In Kano". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
6. "Abdulhamid Isa Dutse | Semantic Scholar". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
7. Jos, Abdullateef Abubaker (5 October 2020). "JUST IN: Former AKTH CMD, Abdul Hamid Dutse dies". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
8. "Renowned medical doctor, Abdulhamid Isa Dutse, dies at 60". Daily Nigerian. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
9. "Tribute to a mentor: Prof Abdulhamid Dutse". Daily Trust. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
10. "AKTH Former CMD Dies, Burial Rites at Al-Furqan Mosque Tuesday Morning". Nigerian Sketch. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.