The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has called on Nigerians to support the institution with funds to procure some hospital equipment necessary to combat the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country.
The teaching hospital made the request in a memo dated March 26 and signed by its Chief Medical Director, Jesse Otegbayo.
It said the fund is required to scale up its ability to respond credibly to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the memo, the hospital said it has commenced plans to scale-up it’s initial 4-bed isolation unit to an 18-bed facility, due to the highly infectious nature of COVID-19
“As part of the plan to scale up our ability to respond credibly to the Covid-19 pandemic, the hospital has commenced plans to scale-up it’s initial 4-bed isolation unit to an 18-bed facility.
“Due to the highly infectious nature of the organism, all requests are in multiple numbers in order to ensure that cross-infection is limited as much as possible.
“To this end, we hereby solicit for funds to achieve the following: Pipeline oxygen with at least 20 patient points with humidifier, Respiratory Ventilators, Personal Protective Equipment (Apparel), Suction machines, Nebulizers, Bacterial and viral filters, Medical consumables, Mobile X-ray machines, Oxygen concentrators, Pulse oximeters, Nurse/doctors bay.
“We are expectant that in the spirit of social responsibility, well-meaning Groups/associations will support the initiatives as deemed fit,” the memo reads.
