The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Rev. Eyoawan Otu, has facilitated the distribution of medical and laboratory equipment and consumables to primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities in the state to strengthen healthcare delivery.
Rev. Otu, represented by Dr. Inyang Asibong, the Special Adviser on Programs, Projects, and Events, delivered the supplies, which included medical and laboratory equipment, consumables, Electrocardiograph machine, anesthesia machines, oxygen concentrator, oxygen cylinders, medical PPEs like face masks, surgical gowns, and protective eye goggles, amongst others
The equipment was distributed to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, with separate deliveries to the departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics, the Navy Reference Hospital, the VVF Center, the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, the State Ministry of Health andvthe State Primary Health Care Development Agency for onward distribution to other state-owned facilities.
These equipment donations further underscores the administration’s commitment to its people-first mandate.
“We are committed to providing quality healthcare services to all Cross Riverians,” said Rev Otu.
“This distribution of medical equipment is just one of the many ways we are working to improve the lives of our people.”