The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has outfitted the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau, with medical gear price N300 million to strengthen healthcare supply within the establishment.
That is contained in an announcement signed by the Public Relations Officer of FMC Gusau, Naziru Tukur, on Friday.
In accordance with the assertion, the availability contract was executed with Connaught Worldwide Companies Ltd and duly signed by the Head of the Procurement Unit of the Company, Ayodeji John.
Presenting the objects, the NPHCDA consultant, Shehu Ibrahim, mentioned the gear have been designated for essential departments, together with the Labour Room, Theatre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and Maternity Aspect Laboratory.
For the labour room, the hospital acquired supply beds, suction machines, foetal screens, foetal tococardiographs, and each handbook and digital blood strain equipment.
For the theatre, the provides included LED theatre lights, working tables, suction machines, diathermy and anaesthesia machines, and multi-parameter affected person screens, amongst others.
Equally, the NICU acquired incubators, neonatal screens, ventilators, oxygen cylinders and concentrators, supply programs, and phototherapy lamps to reinforce neonatal care.
The maternity facet laboratory was additionally outfitted with an automatic haematology analyser, microscopes, biochemistry analyser, blood grouping kits, spectrophotometer, glucometer, urinalysis analyser, blood fridge, and freezer.
Different important objects included 250 biohazard waste disposal luggage, 500 blood assortment tubes and needles, 250 sharp disposal bins, and 50 thermometers, amongst others.”
The Medical Director of FMC Gusau, Bello Mohammed, expressed deep appreciation to NPHCDA for the intervention, describing it as well timed and impactful.
Mr Mohammed counseled the company’s dedication to strengthening tertiary healthcare establishments and guaranteed that the gear could be successfully utilised to reinforce affected person care and security.
“This assist comes at an important time when our centre is witnessing an upsurge in affected person attendance on account of insecurity within the area,” he mentioned.
“We’re deeply grateful and urge different businesses to emulate this gesture.”
The Head of Medical Companies and Coaching, Umar Abdullahi, attributed the intervention to the proactive management of Mr Mohammed the Medical Director, whose dedication had attracted quite a few improvement initiatives to the centre.
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Mr Abdullahi famous that below the MD’s five-year management, FMC Gusau had recorded outstanding transformations, together with the institution of recent departments and services throughout the hospital.
He added that the newest intervention marked one other milestone in FMC Gusau’s regular progress towards excellence in healthcare supply and coaching, because the establishment ready to transition right into a instructing hospital.
(NAN)
