Hela, SHP to get K100,000 worth of medical equipment

HOSPITALS in Southern Highlands and Hela will get essential medical equipment after Steamships Trading Company donated K100,000 to Oil Search Foundation for the purchase and delivery.
The money will be used to buy three electrocardiogram machines and one defibrillator.
Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority chief executive Dr Joseph Birisi and Hela Provincial Health Authority chief executive Dr James Kintwa thanked Steamships for the donation and OSF for its part in ensuring the donation and medical equipment reaches the hospitals.
The two provinces were the hardest-hit in the Feb 26 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, displacing thousands and causing extensive damage. Health facilities in the two provinces were damaged.
“We have suffered extensively in the earthquake and welcome any help that is forthcoming,” Birisi said.
“We are truly grateful for this thoughtful gesture that will be saving lives in our hospital and thank Steamships on behalf of our people for this donation.
“Our health facilities and health workers have been at the forefront of relief operations even though most of them were also affected by the earthquake and this donation will be a big moral boost for them,” Kintwa said.
Steamships Trading Company, which has diversified operations in shipping, property, hotels and manufacturing, said it was pleased to be able to help the provinces and their people recover from the massive earthquakes.
“Our thoughts are with the communities at this time and we are pleased to be able to contribute to the recovery efforts by providing this life saving equipment,” Steamships managing director Peter Langslow said.
The foundation will be delivering the medical equipment to the two provinces as a matter of urgency.