South West Regional Assembly donates equipment to hospital units
By Vera Fon
The South West Regional Assembly has this May 10th, donated a consignment of medical equipments and supplies to hospitals in the region.
This initiative which is in partnership with Medshare International is aimed at assisting the needy and those who cannot afford to pay for their treatment when sick.
According to the President of the South West Regional Assembly Bakoma Zaccheus Elango, Medshare International made a donation of a 40 feet container of medical supplies and medical equipment.
“We went to the U.S. in September last year and came back with two 40 feet containers. Our partners Medshare made a donation of a 40 feet container of medical equipment. One of our sisters in the diaspora equally offered us another 40 feet container of supplies and medical equipment free of charge,” he said.
“Our partners want to know what have become of the donations. So today we will donate and report back to them indicating that we have distributed to the needy communities and tell them what they have been used for. We have identified our 29 health units which we will distribute to,” he added.
The President has therefore encouraged and begged on the medical staff to collaborate with them when tangible information is needed especially on the needs of the hospital so as to be able to get assistance from partners.
Going by the Regional Delegate of Public Health in the South West, Dr Eko Eko Flibert medical supplies and medical equipment are not for sale, they are to be used for the needy population who cannot afford to pay for their treatment.
“Please we are not giving you to go and sell, we are giving you to go and use for the needy. There will be persons who will not be able to pay for anything. Use those commodities for them, it will help us to solve a lot of problems especially reduce the rate of maternal mortality,” he stated.
The Regional Delegate also highlighted that this donation is coming right on time as the Minister of Public health is embarking on a tour for the universal health coverage.
It should be noted that their partner MedShare is a national non-profit organization that recovers surplus medical supplies and equipment from the United States hospitals and manufacturers and redistributes them to needy hospitals in developing countries.
