Navy Takes Delivery of $1.2m Medical Equipment from US

The Nigerian Navy (NN) Medical Services yesterday took delivery of medical equipment worth about $1.2 million, even as it pledged some part to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-east.

Among the donated equipment and medical supplies were microscopes, opthalmoscope, thermometers, nebulizer, centrifuge, stethoscope and many others.

Facilitated by MedShare International, a non-governmental organisation, the items were handed over to the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas, by the company’s representative, Mr. Ephraim Inameti.

The handover which was done at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo, Lagos, was witnessed by the Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command, Rear Admiral Ifeola Mohammed and his Western Naval Command counterpart, Rear Admiral Ferguson Bobai, who was represented by the fleet commander.

Others present were the Director Medical Services, Rear Admiral Edward Enechukwu and the Commander Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, Rear Admiral Abubakar Yusuf and other senior officers.

In his speech, the CNS, who was represented by the Chief of Administration, Rear Admiral Henry Babalola, said the medical equipment would be distributed across all navy’s medical facilities to enhance medical care delivery.

He said, “The Nigerian Navy has always considered the health and well-being of its personnel as key to the optimum fulfillment of its constitutional roles. It is for this reason that the Navy established its own hospitals and medical centres across various commands of the Nigerian Navy.