Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country where accessibility to quality healthcare has remained a challenge, provision of any essential medical equipment to a healthcare facility either by the government, private sector or voluntary organization is a milestone in boosting service delivery.
This was exactly what happened recently when the Rotary Club of Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, in collaboration with Rotary International District 9112 donated some state-of-the-art essential medical equipment to two health institutions in Lagos Metropolis.
The donation of both electric and manual theatre tables to Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is to enhance its surgical capacity while Ikate-Primary Health Center received a hydraulic delivery bed to support its maternal and child health services provides a significant contribution to maternal and child healthcare in Lagos healthcare service delivery.
Although, the initiative for the donation kicked off last Rotary year during Mr. Sina Elusakin’s tenure as the club’s president, the medical equipment was not delivered until the early part of the new Rotary calendar, which ushered in Ms. Comfort Anorue as the current president
During the presentation ceremony, President Comfort Anorue said the initiative was aimed at addressing the critical equipment shortages and boosting service delivery in both facilities.
Aside from that, provision of these modern equipment is to help reduce both maternal and child mortality rate as they will also improve pre and post natal care delivery services.
She noted that Island Maternity Hospital which records between 150 and 250 deliveries every month had been using outdated and faulty theatre tables. “With the new equipment, we anticipate that the hospital will be able to save over 1,000 newborns annually through improved surgical procedures”.
Similarly, the hydraulic delivery bed donated to Ikate-Primary Health Center replaces a broken unit, thus restoring essential maternal care services for the community.
The event which witnessed the participation of the Rotary club’s leadership sector, hospital management staff and members of the public, President Comfort Anorue, Omolola Ayodele, Past Presidents Yetunde Dimowo and Emmanuel Idoko, as well as Kende Ajulo, Olubumi Abegunde, and Folashade Ali.
President Anorue noted that the donation underscores Rotary Club’s enduring commitment to community development with a strong focus on healthcare, especially maternal and child health.
At the Island Maternity Hospital, the MD/CEO- Dr O.M Omololu, Dr Fashina and Mrs A.M Olayemi (HOD Social welfare) and other
senior staff were on hand to receive the equipment.
Both recipient institutions expressed deep gratitude, affirming the life-changing impact of the gesture on the wellbeing of patients and the broader community.
