Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Rivers State Government have renewed their partnership to continue to develop the healthcare and infrastructure in the state, reports NaijaAgroNet.The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, while welcoming the NLNG’s Executive Management led by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Philip Mshelbila and Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, pledged the Rivers State government of the company’s continuous support for the State through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to meet common goals of sustainable development (SDG).
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Northern States Governors, GE partner to boost healthcare
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has selected GE Healthcare, a leading global provider of
transformational medical technologies and services, as a long-term partner to
revitalize healthcare infrastructure in the Northern States, with the signing
of a one-of-a-kind strategic partnership agreement at the weekend in Abuja,
reports ITRealms.
The framework agreement, ITRealms gathered was designed to bring
GE’s global capabilities in improving health system and patient outcomes across
the globe, NSFG and GE will explore several areas for collaboration across
primary, secondary and tertiary care facilities including: the establishment of
new diagnostic medical centres; primary and referral care offerings such as
relevant technologies to modernize health clinics; training and skills
development for health workers and operations and evaluation support.
ITRealms also
gathered that the deal was in line with the 2016 Federal National Health Policy
and reflecting NSGF’s mandate to accelerate sustainable healthcare across the
nineteen Northern States, the alliance will explore a range of public-private
partnership models.
Speaking at the signing, Borno State Governor and Head of
NSGF, Governor Kashim Shettima said, “Today, we execute the framework agreement
between the Northern States Governors Forum and GE for the transformation of
the healthcare sector in northern Nigeria. We are proud to have a partner like
GE, a leader in the healthcare space and we look forward to reaping the
benefits of this partnership soon. We appreciate GE’s commitment to increasing
accessibility and affordability of healthcare in Nigeria”.
Eyong Ebai, General Manager for GE Healthcare in West &
Central Africa said, “We are delighted to partner with the Northern States
Governors Forum on this landmark agreement that sets the path towards a range
of efforts that will contribute towards the attainment of universal healthcare
coverage in Northern Nigeria. Over the past five years, GE Healthcare has
executed on its localization strategy by building a strong local footprint,
capacity building and several initiatives to help healthcare providers in
delivering better, more holistic healthcare for the people of Nigeria. We look
forward to delivering on the next stage of our growth plans in Nigeria.”
With over 40 years in Nigeria, GE is focused on partnering
with public and private health providers to increase access to affordable and
quality healthcare. In 2012, GE Healthcare and the Nigerian Ministry of Health
signed a 5-year agreement for the government to leverage GE’s technologies,
solutions and domain expertise to help upgrade the country’s medical facilities
and contribute towards health infrastructure modernization. In line with the
Sustainable Development Goals, GE remains firmly committed to deepening these
collaborations to strengthen Nigeria’s health system.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Merck gathers African, Asian countries for healthcare capacity
Merck Foundation, a non-profit company and a subsidiary of
Merck KGaA Germany, is gathering African and Asian countries together to
contribute towards building healthcare capacity for the continent, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The foundation,
would use the occasion to conduct the Fourth edition of their annual ‘Merck
Africa Asia Luminary’ on the 24th and 25th of October 2018 in partnership with
relevant government institutions such as the Ministry of High Education and
scientific research of Egypt, Africa Fertility Society and the International
Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS).
‘Merck more than a Mother’ to be launched by Vice President
of Tanzania and First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad, Niger
and Republic of Guinea with the aim to empower infertile women in their
countries.
Prof. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, chairman of the Executive
Board and Family Board of E-Merck KG, said, over 450 African healthcare
providers, policy makers and researchers from Africa and Asia to benefit from
several educational and social development sessions.
After the success of Merck Africa Luminary in Germany, Kenya
and Cote D’Ivoire, Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), a non-profit
company and a subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany, to conduct the Fourth edition
of their annual ‘Merck Africa Asia Luminary’ on the 24th and 25th of October
2018, in partnership with Egypt’s Ministry of High Education and Scientific
Research, Africa Fertility Society and the International Federation of
Fertility Societies- IFFS.
“Merck is a value driven company and that is one of the
reasons why Merck through its foundation is committed to support the social and
economic development of Africa, Asia and developing countries by building
healthcare capacity and improving access to innovative and equitable healthcare
in the continent,” he said.
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Monday, June 19, 2017
Kabarak partners General Electric on healthcare, provide 500-beds
Nairobi-based Kabarak University Teaching Research and
Referral Mission Hospital is partnering with General Electric (GE) Healthcare
to develop a 500-bed, state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary tertiary
hospital to be located in Kabarak, Nakuru County, reports NaijaAgroNet.
GE Healthcare, NaijaAgroNet gathered would be the technology provider for the
proposed Kabarak University Teaching Research & Referral Mission Hospital.
In addition, the project scope will comprise of a 250 bed
Kabarak University Hospital Nairobi and modernization of 23 mission of
hospitals under Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK).
The $450-Million medical campus, NaijaAgroNet reports is expected to
commence operations in 2020.
NaijaAgroNet gathered
that Kabarak University Teaching Research and Referral Mission Hospital’s
mission is to build an economically sustainable, center of excellence hospital
that will deliver internationally accredited standards of care and is set to become
a catalyst for strengthening healthcare services in Kenya, as well as
furthering advanced research in the region.
Using the US Green Building Council’s LEED certification
programme, NaijaAgroNet reports
that Kabarak University will design, build, maintain, operate an environmentally
sustainable, cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings, while
proclaiming its motto: We Treat with God’s love.
The project which will be set on 100 hectares of land will
also develop medical tourism to Kenya leveraging the specialized treatment the
hospital will offer.
GEHealthcare will assist the university with
infrastructure development, technology transfer, education and capacity
building to support a better health system and patient outcomes. The project
will be financed by US based Private Equity Sygec international among other
stakeholders.
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Monday, May 29, 2017
Public, Private Partnership to boost African healthcare indicators
The chairman of the African Healthcare Federation, Dr Amit
Thakker, has said that increased spending on healthcare in the public and
private sectors across the African continent have resulted in improved health indicators
and life expectancies, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Thakker, a speaker at the Africa Health Exhibition &
Congress noted that the progress of this improvement is extremely slow and
not commensurate with the increase in funding.
Also Thakker pointed out that the private healthcare sector,
as well as non-government organisations
(NGOs) are well placed to help improve healthcare across the continent, and
while there have been Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), stressing, these need
to be stepped up if Africa wants to beat its healthcare challenges.
According to Thakker, these poor outcomes reflect challenges
with governance and leadership, while noting that budget allocations in a
number of African countries are relatively large, but unfortunately
inefficiencies reduce their impact substantially.
“We would have saved twice as many children and women if
governments were efficient,” Thakker declared.
Leader of Deloitte Digital Africa, and leader for Healthcare
and Life Sciences, Valter Adão says “Healthcare spend is often sizeable in
dollar terms but low relative to GDP, like in Nigeria, or reasonably comparable
to European countries but the outcomes are poor, like in South Africa.”
“The deviation from the traditional PPP models is that
governments would not be the recipients, but owners or implementers and perhaps
even the investors into these solutions,” Adão recently told the World Economic
Forum.
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Taking healthcare delivery to another level through ICT
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The African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) – a pan African initiative hosted by the United Nations in Addis Ababa recently highlighted Nigerian example in containment of Ebola and emphasized the role of technology in transforming health care delivery and Ebola research and development, NaijaAgroNet reports
Executive Director of ANDI, Dr.
Solomon Nwaka said that the meeting recommended that the Nigerian approach to
Ebola outbreak be written and publicized broadly, as a model for future
outbreaks or emergent infections.
The establishment of a properly
resourced Ebola emergency operation centre by the Nigerian government under the
Nigerian Center for Disease Control of the ministry of health as well as a
strong coordination of efforts with functional public and private diagnostic
laboratories, NaijaAgroNet gathered, was important to this success.
“Ongoing development of diagnostics
and surveillance tools for Ebola in Nigeria and Uganda as well as the
pioneering work of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) Abuja on the development of NIPRISAN from local traditional
medicines for the management of Sickle Cell Anaemia, were examples of technologies
discussed at the ANDI event, Nwaka stated.
According to information made
available to NaijaAgroNet, experts agreed that the containment of Ebola is one of the
most noted public health crackdowns in the largest African country and this
serves as a model for the rest of the world.
NaijaAgroNet further learnt that recognizing
Nigeria’s successful response to Ebola, according to the health professionals,
is an indication that with same commitments and adequate preparations, the
clamour for functional health and innovation system is attainable.
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