The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) have donated medical equipment worth millions of ₦aira to the Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation (BOF).
The equipment are for the enhancement of healthcare outreach in underserved communities across Nigeria’s South-West, North-Central, and South-South regions.
The initiative will enable the non-profit organisation to conduct about 5,000 fibroids and hernias surgeries, alongside dental procedures for an additional 5,000 individuals.
SNEPCo Managing Director, Roland Adams, reaffirmed SNEPCo’s dedication to improving healthcare accessibility and quality for Nigerians, particularly in regions that lack such services.
Adams who spoke through the Health Manager and Transformation, Dr. Ajike Oladoyin, described the partnership with NNPC and BOF as part of the social investments of the company that is improving lives across Nigeria.
Also speaking, the Chief Upstream Investment Officer of NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Oluwaseyi Omotowa, who was represented by Deputy External Relations Manager, Edith Lawson, described the donation as testament of NNPC’s dedication to corporate social responsibility and the commitment to enhancing healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
“It aligns with our broader objective of fostering sustainable development and empowering communities across the nation.
“We understand the challenges faced by healthcare providers, and through this contribution, we hope to alleviate some of these burdens and enable healthcare professionals to deliver even more efficient and effective care,” he added.
In his remarks, the head of BOF, Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu, expressed gratitude for the donation which he said would be useful for outreaches planned for this year in Kwara (North-Central), Ekiti (South-West) and Ebonyi and Bayelsa in the South-East and South-South respectively.
247nextnews.com reports that the social investments of NNPC-SNEPCo and co-venture partners (Total Energies, ExxonMobil and Nigeria Agip Exploration) have improved lives in internally displaced camps in North-East Nigeria and rebuilt hospital wards and educational institutions in addition to secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship awards and donation of cancer treatment equipment.
Over 6,000 people have benefitted from an eyecare outreach which held as part of the NNPC-SNEPCo Vision First initiative in Bariga Loal government Area of Lagos State in August last year.
The initiative also saw the donation of medical equipment to health centres and charity homes in Badagry, in Lagos State, Oguta in Yenagoa , Bayelsa State.
