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The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau, has received medical equipment worth about ₦300 million from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to further strengthen healthcare delivery in the institution. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening by the FMC, Gusau Public Relations Officer Nazir A. Tukur (PhD) said the gesture is a welcome development for the center. Presenting the items to the center, the representative of the NPHCDA, Mr Shehu Ibrahim Kwaifa, explained that the supplied equipment covers several critical areas of the hospital, including the Labour Room, Theatre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and Maternity Unit Side Laboratory. The statement reads in parts: “In the Labour Room, the hospital received items such as delivery beds, suction machines, foetal monitors, foetal Taco-cardiographs, and both manual and electronic blood pressure apparatus. “For the Theatre, equipment delivered includes LED theatre lights, operating tables, suction machines, diathermy machine, anaesthesia machine, and multi-parameter patient monitors, among others. “Similarly, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was equipped with incubators, neonatal monitors, ventilators, oxygen cylinders and concentrators, delivery systems, and phototherapy lamps. “For the Maternity Side Laboratory, the new additions include an automated haematology analyser, microscopes, blood grouping and cross-matching kits, a haemoglobin meter, an automated biochemistry analyser, a spectrophotometer, a glucometer, a urinalysis analyser, blood refrigerators, and a freezer. “Other significant supplies include 250 biohazard waste disposal bags, 500 blood collection tubes and needles, 250 sharps disposal boxes, and 50 thermometers, among many others”. He mentioned Responding after receiving the items, Medical Director of FMC Gusau, Dr. Bello A. Mohammed, expressed profound gratitude to the NPHCDA for the intervention and assured that the equipment will be fully and appropriately utilized to improve patient care. “This support comes at a crucial time when our Centre is experiencing an upsurge in patient attendance due to insecurity in the region. We are deeply grateful to NPHCDA and appeal to other relevant agencies to emulate this gesture,” Dr. Mohammed stated. Also, the Head of Clinical Services and Training, Dr. Umar Abdullahi, attributed attracting this intervention to the proactive leadership of Dr Mohammed, whose dedication has attracted several developmental projects to the Centre. ALSO READ TOP STORIES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
