Kwara Govt receives donation of Vehicles, generators from International Agency, to aid Health Programmes

According to a press release made available to 9japarrot which was signed by Mr Falade Gbenga Tayo, Chief Press Secretary for Kwara State Ministry of Health.

The release disclosed that Items worth over N18 Million Naira have been donated to the Kwara State Government by Chemonics International Incorporation, an implementing partner of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The items were received on behalf of the State Government by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Raji Razaq at the Ministry of Health Headquarters, Ilorin, the statement reads.

Below are the lists of Items donated

:

Three (3) Toyota Hiace 15-Seater Buses and 

Two (2) Diesel Engine Generating Sets (Lister Peters-21.4KVA and Perkins-27KVA). 

The donation was to complement the skill transfer process that was previously driven by the Management Science for Health (MSH), which had used the items in coordinating the distribution of partners supported medical commodities in the state. 

Making the donation of the items on behalf of the organization, the representative of the Country Director for Chemonics International Inc., Mr. Odiri Diamond said his organization was donating the items to further strengthen the state's logistic management, HIV, TB and distribution of Medical consumables to the various hospitals and health centres in the state. 

He noted that the organization has been able to improve the capacity of the health workers to perform effectively and therefore needed to be empowered with the vehicles and generating sets to further enhance their productivity. 

Mr. Diamond appreciated His Excellency, the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for providing an enabling environment for them to impact positively on the health sector in the state.

Receiving the items, the  Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Razaq commended the organization for its impactful roles and strategies in ensuring that the health concern of the citizens was adequately addressed. 

He assured that the Ministry's mandate under his watch and the policy thrust of providing qualitative, affordable and accessible health services under the present administration, would be accomplished through this kind of mutually benefiting relationship.