The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), the operator of the NAOC Joint Venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), says it donated medical equipment valued at millions of Naira to tertiary health institutions and hospitals in four states covering its area of operations in the Niger Delta region.
The company disclosed during the commissioning and handover of the equipment and medical facilities to the benefitting institutions located in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo States.
Specifically, the company said 11 mobile ventilators were donated to hospitals in various cities in the area.
“The initiatives were implemented to promote efficient health care delivery in the states and the communities in order to contribute to development of the regions through a healthy population,” the company said in a statement through its spokesperson, Folu Olapade.
He said the company and the institutions would establish a joint monitoring and evaluation team to review periodically the performances and feedback on the utility as well as impact of the machines on the health care delivery in the institutions.
Also, the spokesperson said the company and its partners implemented a series of initiatives in the areas of infrastructure development, health, education and capacity building targeted at local socio-economic development to promote the sustainable development of the communities and states where it operates.
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) operates in the land and swamp areas of the Niger Delta under a joint venture agreement, popularly referred to as the NAOC JV. The NAOC JV includes the NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), NAOC and Oando.
