Four States Receive Medical Equipment From NAIC JV

"The company and the institutions will establish a joint monitoring and evaluation team that will review periodically the performances and feedback on the utility and impact of the machines to the health care delivery in the institutions." 

As part of its contributions to improving Nigeria's health sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal Goverment, the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on behalf of NAOC Joint Venture has donated medical equipment to tertiary health institutions and hospitals in its four states of operations in Niger Delta, Nigeria.

This initiative by the NAOC JV, which is a noble gesture will expectedly, help to promote efficient health care delivery in the benefiting states and communities in order to contribute to development of the regions through a healthy population

The commissioning and handover ceremonies were held recently during which the equipment were given to the medical facilities located in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo States. In particular, eleven (11) mobile ventilators were donated to hospitals in various cities.

"The company and the institutions will establish a joint monitoring and evaluation team that will review periodically the performances and feedback on the utility and impact of the machines to the health care delivery in the institutions." A report stated.

Furthermore, "the company and its partners will also implement initiatives such as infrastructure, health, education and capacity building, targeted at local socio-economic development to promote the sustainable development of the communities and states where it operates." 

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) operates in the land and swamp areas of the Niger Delta under a joint venture agreement, popularly referred to as the NAOC JV. The NAOC JV includes the NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), NAOC and Oando.