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GUSAU – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated three oxygen concentrators to Yariman Bakura Specialists Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara, to complement government’s efforts in saving lives of newborn babies.
This is contained in a statement by Mr Isah Ibrahim of UNICEF’s Sokoto Field Office issued in Gusau on Thursday.
The statement quoted Mr Isah Ibrahim, who is the Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF, as saying this while presenting the items at the hospital on behalf of UNICEF, Sokoto Field Office.
Ibrahim said: “On behalf of the Chief of the Sokoto Field Office, UNICEF, Mr Michael Juma, I wish to formally hand over three oxygen concentrators donated by UNICEF to the Medical Director of Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital (YBSH) specifically for Special Care Newborn Unit of the facility.
“We noticed a gross shortage of this equipment in this facility, hence the decision to make the donation to ensure that more lives of newborn children are saved.
“We observed that despite a high turnout of clients to deliver in this facility, the SNCU doesn’t have enough equipment to support newborn children with oxygen challenges.
“In the facility, we found two or three children are sharing one oxygen concentrator,’” he said.
Ibrahim commended the state government for expanding the specialist hospital with the modern health care equipment, including the construction of a new Special Newborn Care Unit.
He appealed to the management of the facility to make efficient utilisation of the oxygen concentrators for the betterment and saving of newborn children.
“The UNICEF also appreciate the state government for the approval of recruiting additional medical doctors to the facility aimed to improve the needs and timely services expected from the medical team to the clients,” he added.
Receiving the items, the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Aminu Nahuche, thanked UNICEF for the gesture, describing it as timely.
“We appreciate UNICEF for its timely intervention, this will go a long way in saving and promoting the lives of newborn children,” he observed.
The medical director promised to ensure judicious utilisation of the equipments. (NAN)
