Federal Medical Center (FMC) Gusau has received donation of medical equipment from an US-based charity foundation.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Bello Muhammad Kwatarkwashi disclosed this to journalists while receiving containers of the equipments in Gusau on Thursday.
According to Dr Kwatarkwashi, the equipment was donated by the Project CURE Foundation of the United States through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), supported by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
He noted that the equipment include operation-related, ultrasound, sterilizers, analyzers, inspection/measurements opthalmic, monitoring x-ray, modern hospital beds, trolleys, drip stands, bedside lockers, urinals/bedpans, sputum mug, wheelchairs, furniture, orthopedic equipments, among others.
“I must sincerely appreciate and thank the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede and his team for the kind gesture. I equally thank the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna for the role she played to make this project a reality.
“Special thanks and appreciation also to Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and state minister of Health, Ekunmankama Joseph Nkama for their continued support to FMC Gusau,” he said.
Kwatarkwashi said FMC will continue to uphold professionalism in the discharge of its mandate, saying “our workers/staff are up and doing to ensure effective service delivery.”
On his part, the acting chairman of the FMC Gusau governing Board, Lawal M. Liman who commended the CMD for his commitment to reposition the medical facility, said Project CURE, JAMB Registrar and Ministers of Health and Finance have done a lot to the people of Zamfara for the donation and ensuring safe delivery of the equipments.
