The Soun of Ogbomosoland Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye has presented medical equipment worth millions of Naira to the BOWEN University Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo state.
The items include a Delivery Couch, Trays and Equipment, Mobile Folding stretcher, Oxygen cylinder with a regulator, Suction Machine, Incubator, Microscope (Olympus), Tabletop centrifuge, spectrophotometer, Photo Electric Clorimetre, Drum for sterile materials, Sadiometre, Xtray viewing Machine, pediatric sadometere and other.
Oba Olaoye who presented the equipment on behalf of the Ogbomoso First Community Initiatives( O’ First group) tasked the management of the teaching hospital on specialization.
The monarch said ‘ the last time I met with the management I shared my 25-year development plan with them and I told them I want them to be specialists in some aspect of the medical line that will attract funding and professionals to the hospital.
‘It helps the community because those people who have the kind of ailment your specialized in will come to different part of the country for treatment and that will boost the economy and medical tourism value chain.
The monarch equally acknowledged and appreciated the efforts of O’first Group for their consistency in making Ogbomoso development their top priority
” You have done great things two times within a week, this is a personal challenge for me and challenge to other socio- cultural groups in Ogbomoso we all need to do this together and i know we can start with a piece at a time and i know we will get there “
The second we will consider is a low-hanging fruit of development to make it easier for the development which is encapsulated in my 25-year plan.
Oba Olaoye however tasked the management of the Bowen Teaching Hospital to make proper use of the equipment and maintain them properly.
In his remark, the President of Ogbomoso First Group Sir Olusegun Adekunle KJW, OON said the donation is In furtherance of the spirit of serving the people of Ogbomoso selflessly and in continuation of the celebration of the coronation of the 21 Soun of Ogbomoso, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III.
” I find it necessary to state that this donation is borne out of the wise counsel and observation of our revered Kabiyesi that Ogbomoso is lucky to be a host community to two University teaching hospitals and that no effort should be spared in enhancing their technical capacities and also in achieving the goal of turning the city into a medical tourism destination.”
“It will be recalled that over the last three years (especially at the peak of COVID-19 Pandemic), the O-First Group supported the tertiary medical institutions in Ogbomoso by donating some equipment including Medical ventilators, oxygen concentrators, hospital blankets, PPEs etc to the Bowen Teaching Hospital and the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, respectively. It similarly helped to ensure that hospitals in Ogbomoso were among those prioritized by the federal government for supply of medical oxygen when there was scarcity nationwide.”
“Similarly, working as partners, there was a collaboration to deliver the Medical outreach held at the O-First Centre, Oke Osuru, during which about five thousand underserved citizens were treated. We pledge to continue to do our best to support medical institutions to optimize their capacities and ability to deliver quality services to our people
The Chief Medical Director Dr David Akintayo Olaolohun while appreciating the Kabiesi and Ogbomoso First Group for the donation promised to make judicious use of the equipment and ensure proper maintenance
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