NNPC/SNEPCo donates medical emergency response equipment to Nigeria’s oldest public general hospital in Lagos.

L-R: Manager, Non-Operated Venture Assets, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Yemi Asaolu; Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Olanrewaju Afinni; Managing Director, SNEPCo, Bayo Ojulari; Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi; Acting Public Affairs Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services, Yetunde Azendah; SNEPCo’s General Manager, Bonga South West Aparo Project, Adam Bradley; and Deputy Manager, Community Development of NAPIMS, Mrs. Clementina Arubi, at the inauguration of medical equipment donated by NNPC and SNEPCo to the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu who inaugurated the equipment at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, described the intervention NNPC and SNEPCo as laudable at a time when government resources are being stretched to cater for the rapidly growing population of Nigeria’s commercial capital. The governor, represented by the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the donation underscored the importance of publicprivate partnership, adding that the state government would continue to encourage partnerships with the potential to positively impact health and the wellbeing of its citizens. Sanwo-Olu said, “As we all know, 2030 is the timeline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This implies that by 2030, we must have achieved the 17 SDGs, and for us to achieve this, it is of utmost importance that we encourage more of public-private partnership such as this initiative undertaken by NNPC and SNEPCO, which will impact positively on SDG3 geared towards ensuring good health and well-being.”

The governor expressed appreciation to NNPC and SNEPCo for the intervention. “The Government and people of Lagos State are indeed appreciative of the kind gesture of NNPC, SNEPCo and their co-venture partners including Total, ExxonMobil and Agip.” Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of SNEPCo, Bayo Ojulari said that the social investment strategy of NNPC/SNEPCo was centered on health and education initiatives across the country and the donation of the medical emergency response equipment would mark the start of a new medical response experience at the General Hospital, Lagos. He noted that the donation was a product of the partnership between the Lagos State Government, NNPC and SNEPCo under the Lagos

Majorwaves Energy Report FEBRUARY 2020, Vol 3 No 2 State Medical Emergency Response Improvement Programme (Lagos MERIP).

“Lagos MERIP is aligned with the State Government’s health agenda and therefore guarantees the government’s ownership and drive; and will also ensure the sustainability of the programme,” Ojulari said. “

The equipment donated included a fully equipped intensive care ambulance; two mini-ambulances; specialised beds; automatic external defibrillators; a mobile x-ray machine unit; ECG machine; operating tables and lamps; autoclave; and medical consumables. “In addition to this, we have also partnered with the hospital to build the capacity of equipment operators and put in place processes and policies to ensure efficient delivery of quality emergency services,”

Managing Director, SNEPCo, Bayo Ojulari giving his speech

Vehicles donated by NNPC/Shell

the Ojulari said, adding that another important element of MERIP is the collaboration with LASEMS to strengthen and improve prehospital care through the Lagos State Ambulance Service and hospital-based care at the General Hospital, Lagos. Commenting, the Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mr Mele Kyari, said that the equipment would bring succour to many people in emergency situations. Kyari, represented by the Deputy Manager, Public Affairs Department, National Petroleum Investment

Management Services (NAPIMS), Mrs. Yetunde Asinge,. said that NNPC had embarked on many lifetouching projects across various sectors in different parts of the country. In his remarks, Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos, commended NNPC and SNEPCo for the intervention in medical emergency management, asking other corporate citizens in the state to support any of the people-oriented programmes of the state government. The Medical Director of the General Hospital Odan, Dr Gani Kale, noted that with the equipment, particularly the mini ambulances, the hospital would be able to extend emergency evacuations to locations which were hitherto difficult to access on Lagos Island. The event was attended the Chairman, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr. Bayo Aderiye; Member of the state house of assembly, Mr. Olanrewaju Afinni; Deputy Manager, Community Development of NAPIMS, Mrs. Clementina Arubi, among others.

NNPC/ SNEPCo HEALTH PORTFOLIO

Reports from UNDP reveal that 1.6 billion people around the world live in fragile settings where protracted crises, combined with weak national capacity to deliver health services present a significant challenge to global health. As part of concerted efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3, NNPC/SNEPCo continues to invest

in Nigeria’s healthcare development through five areas:

1.Health System Strengthening Projects

2.Integrated Humanitarian Assistance Project www.majorwavesenergyreport.com

3.Medical Emergency Response Improvement Programme

4.Health Insurance Scheme

5.Community care programs

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