16/01/2023
DESOPADEC HANDS OVER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO OGULAGHA COTTAGE HOSPITAL IN IJAW NATION
Another milestone in seamless human capital development and intervention in the health sector was recorded yesterday Friday January 13, 2023 as Executive Director, Planning, Research and Statistics in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Amb. Dr. Shedrack Agediga formally handed over a full range of modern medical equipment and consumables to the management of the cottage hospital at Ogulagha in Burutu LGA.
Speaking at the occasion, Comr. Amb. Agediga said he came to represent the Managing Director/CEO of the Commission, Bashorun Askia Ogieh who was always committed to the overall welfare of the people in the mandate oil-bearing communities in the areas of health care and infrastructural development, amongst others, part of which is the current initiative.
Dr. Agediga who reeled out a mini scorecard of demand-driven projects he has been privileged to influence and supervise across the Ijaw oil-bearing landscape, particularly thanked the people for their unalloyed trust and faithfulness to the State Government over the years, urging them to sustain the electoral tempo with die-hard support at the forthcoming democratic process.
Items donated to the hospital by the Commission included office long executive chairs, women delivery beds, file cabinets, wheel chairs, theatre gowns for nurses, oxygen concentrators and cylinders, weight scale for babies and adults, nebulizers, sterilizing units, amongst many others.
The brief but highly receptive ceremony witnessed the presence of the Managing Director of the hospital, Dr. Anthony Mormah; Dr. Doubra Okotete, Resident Doctor, Mrs. Seimode Victoria, Chief Matron, Mrs. Rose Ebosah, Matron who commendedthe Commission for being responsive to the health need of the people.
Others included Amb. Comr. Bebapere T. John, Ogulagha Community Chairman; Comr. Abel Inaibo, Secretary General; Dr. Michael Ekotogbo, Head, Medical Services Dept., DESOPADEC; Engr. Felix Braboke, SA to the Executive Director, PRS, DESOPADEC; Engr. Felix Oyazimor, TA to the Executive Director, amongst others.
Full details of the event shall be brought in the next edition of our monthly newsmagazine.