For effective service delivery, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, in collaboration with its Joint Venture (JV) partners — NNPCL, Total Energies, and Eni — donated seven life-saving pieces of equipment, including drugs, to the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).
The donation exercise took place on Wednesday during a brief ceremony held in Port Harcourt.
The multimillion-naira items were donated by Mr. Igo Weli, General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development of the company.
The donated equipment includes four VG70 Aeonmed ventilators, a laser therapy machine, and an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Another piece of equipment donated is a 7A-233D electronic suction apparatus, as well as an assortment of seed stock drugs, said to be for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of RSUTH.
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RSUTH reacts to donation
The donation includes ventilators originally acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic but unused.
According to Renaissance’s General Manager, Weli, the equipment will now serve critical patients, addressing the hospital’s shortage of functional ventilators despite its nine-bed ICU capacity.
“The demand for critical care has far outpaced the hospital’s equipment capacity, often forcing clinicians to make difficult choices on which patient receives ventilation support,” Weli noted. “Rather than allowing them to remain idle and depreciate.”
Responding to RSUTH’s request, the company expanded its support to include a laser therapy machine and thousands of essential drugs to support the hospital’s drug revolving fund, aiming to end the chronic “out-of-stock” syndrome in healthcare centres.
Weli urged the hospital to ensure proper maintenance of the equipment to guarantee long-term use.
Receiving the donation, RSUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Chizindu Alikor, expressed gratitude, saying it would significantly ease the strain on their ICU, which has seen increased pressure since opening to the public in September 2023.
Permanent Secretary of the Rivers State Ministry of Health, Dr. Mekele Igwe, also praised Renaissance for its intervention.
The donation comes after Renaissance’s acquisition of Shell Petroleum Development Company’s onshore assets in March, marking the company’s expanded commitment to local development.
