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  • MTN marks two years of ‘success’ in haemodialysis

    The MTN Foundation, through its Medical Support Project, has assisted about 1, 430 patients diagnosed with kidney diseases to access haemodialysis free.

    This was possible through facilities donated by the Foundation to 12 public health institutions across the country in the last two years.

    According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Executive Secretary of the Foundation, Ms. Nonny Ugboma, spoke at a stakeholders meeting.

    She said: “These worrying statistics on renal failure coupled with the fact that we were inundated with several requests for financial assistance prompted us to act by supporting the health sector with 12 state-of-the-art haemodialysis centres for the management of kidney related diseases across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.”

    The haemodialysis centres are located in General Hospital, Onitsha; Anambra State, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State; Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Benue State; Federal Medical Centre,Yola, Adamawa State; and Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Kebbi State.

    Others are General Hospital, Alimosho, Lagos State; University of Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital, Ekiti State; Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt in Rivers State; General Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State; General Hospital, Yauri, Kebbi State; State Specialist Hospital, Sokoto and National Hospital, Abuja.

    The project, which has adopted the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, has MTN Nigeria Foundation providing funding for the centres while the Federal and state ministries of Health, who own these selected public hospitals, provide the space, medical personnel, and a conducive environment to carry out the intervention.

    Adcem Pharmaceuticals Limited and Rodot Limited, the sole Nigerian representative of the Fresenius and B.Braun brands, two of the world’s leading manufacturer of renal replacement therapy equipment, are the implementation partners for the MTN MSP Dialysis centres with the participation of the Nigerian Association of Nephrologists.

    Ugbona said: “In the last two years, the foundation through its intervention the treatment of kidney related diseases is happy to serve as a catalyst. We have seen 4,732 dialysis sessions successfully done to care for 1,430 patients in just a little above two years of operations.”

  • MTN donates five vans to Anambra

    The MTN Foundation yesterday donated five patrol vehicles to Anambra State to boost security.
    Handing over the vehicles to Governor Peter Obi at the Government House in Awka, the state capital, MTN Foundation’s Director Mr. Akinwale Goodluck said security is crucial for growth.

    Akinwale said: “Today may probably be my third visit to Awka. The passion demonstrated by the governor regarding things that concern Anambra State is unparalleled. Every time he reads the newspaper and sees something that the foundation is doing, we get a phone call.

    “The governor is always looking for something for Anambra and we are always looking for something to come and do here. His Excellency has made the state safe for business. We cannot operate a business such as ours without security and that is why we have come to support the state today with five Hilux vans.

    “These vehicles are specially made for security work. They come with state-of-the-art radio and a few other things. We have put in place a plan to ensure that these vehicles remain on the road and enhance security.”

    Obi thanked the company for its continuous support to the state. He urged MTN to assist Anambra in erosion control.