Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove donates incubator, waterbeds to LUTH

IN continuation of its humanitarian services, the Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate on Tuesday donated an incubator and five waterbeds to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos. Delivering the items to the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof. Chris Bode, who represented the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Akin Osibogun, past President, Rotary Club of Palmgrove Estate, Dr. Alex Thomopulos, prayed that the incubators would help in saving the lives of babies who otherwise would have been at grave risk. “This institution has a very bright future and we would like to associate with you. However, we would also like to raise the issue of maintenance culture, which will strengthen our relationship and enable us to bring in more items in future. “I am hoping that this would be the beginning of our assisting the hospital with necessary equipment as the way this incubator is handled, will determine our bringing in more incubators and other needed items,” he said. Receiving the items, Bode thanked the club and assured the members that the incubator would be well-preserved according to the hospital’s maintenance programme. “LUTH, as the largest serving hospital, attends to about 20 million people from all over the country. “Compared with the number of people we attend to, the incubators we have at present, are quite inadequate. “I was in a small hospital in Boston not long ago and was surprised to see that the hospital, with its size, had 60 incubators. “We are the largest hospital but the incubators we have are not enough. “We assure you of our maintenance programme and expect more incubators to meet our needs. “On behalf of the CMD, management and staffers, we express our profound gratitude for the gifts and assure you that they are on record,” he said. The Chairman, LUTH at 50 Anniversary Committee/Past Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof. Olugbenga Ogunlewe, said the gift was premised on the 50th Anniversary of LUTH. “Last year, LUTH clocked 50 and as part of the ceremony, we decided to write to different organizations, including the Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove, to support the institution. “Two days ago, I got the message that Rotary would be coming today with its promise of incubator and water- beds” and we quite appreciate the fulfillment its promise,” she said. The District Governor, Dr. Kamoru Omotosho, Assistant District Governor, Ayo Onafuwa, lauded the activities of Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove, especially in the area of health care. “The club has been bringing in experts from India to remove cataracts and treated other problems affecting eyes and has also given out artificial limbs and are here again to donate incubator and five water beds. “We hope you will have a committee to look after the incubator with a view to sustaining it for long and if there is any need, you can call on us and we will be happy to come. “With this, you may be preserving the lives of future leaders because 10 years ago, this type of privilege was not there and a lot of lives had been lost. “If you collaborate with the club, I believe you have a lot more to benefit,” he said”. The Chartered President, Dr. Deep Mirani, described the gift of the incubator and waterbeds as what the Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove, loved to do to show its appreciation to the government and people of Nigeria. “We have given out 46,000 limbs to different people in this country and have carried out 13,000 free eye surgeries in Lagos, Abeokuta, Kano, Kaduna and Yola. I can remember that the Governor of Ogun State had promised to support our cause, which the Lagos State Governor has also been doing. “We are putting up a hospital along Airport Road very soon to attend to people with eye problems,” he said. The Director, Administration, Mr. Ayo Olagunju and Retired Deputy Director, Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Phebian Adedeji, were present at the event. < Prev Next > Author of this article: By Isaac Taiwo