Ogun Poly receives N200m medical equipment
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Management of the Federal Polytechnic in Ilaro, Ogun State, on Wednesday said it had received medical equipment worth 200 million naira, donated by a former student of the school polytechnic, Dr. Adetokunbo Ogunfemi.
Polytechnic Board Chair Dr. Veronica Ogbuagu made this known during a press briefing after receiving the donation from one of the alumni.
Ogbuagu, who praised the donor for his kind gesture towards the institution, said the polytechnic will optimize the equipment.
Equipment which includes 12 microscopes, osmometer, blood glucose, sampling tools for blood collection, disc incubators, protective vests with gears and others was transported to the medical center.
>She said, "We are truly grateful and the institution will make maximum use of it."
Dr Ogunfemi, a medical scientist and senior lecturer at a university in London, said the instrument would give students practical knowledge.
He also advised students to have access to medical treatment, adding that locals can also benefit from this treatment.
The alumnus, who graduated from the school in 1985/86, however appealed to the school authority to make equipment accessible and offer free treatment to students and community members.
>He said: “There are around 10 pieces of equipment and each one is worth less than £23,000. So if you multiply it by 850, some will be in the range of 20 million naira. The other four sets cost £20,000 and the final set is around £15,000.
"Like I said, I didn't pay for any of them. I picked them up from the hospital where I work.
"Twelve microscopes for malaria parasites; they can use it to detect if you have short blood; they can use it to test for anemia, food poisons, soil, pollution, diabetes, low sugar, etc.
“There is one for detecting early cancer; there are also microscopes – for detecting microorganisms and microbes; there are instruments for checking people with staph among others.
>"All these instruments belong to them. They are between 150 and 200 million naira. I didn't pay for it but used about 1.5 million naira to ship it.
"They just opened a new hospital and I hope they can use it properly. Because if you take your kids to school, you don't want them to get sick and they ask you to pick up your child."
He added: "In the meantime, they pay for medical care. So these instruments are there to hold the school accountable.
"But what I mean is they shouldn't charge.
"I also see that most of the students have the theoretical and practical knowledge, but they don't have the equipment to practice."
Please share this story:
Management of the Federal Polytechnic in Ilaro, Ogun State, on Wednesday said it had received medical equipment worth 200 million naira, donated by a former student of the school polytechnic, Dr. Adetokunbo Ogunfemi.
Polytechnic Board Chair Dr. Veronica Ogbuagu made this known during a press briefing after receiving the donation from one of the alumni.
Ogbuagu, who praised the donor for his kind gesture towards the institution, said the polytechnic will optimize the equipment.
Equipment which includes 12 microscopes, osmometer, blood glucose, sampling tools for blood collection, disc incubators, protective vests with gears and others was transported to the medical center.
>She said, "We are truly grateful and the institution will make maximum use of it."
Dr Ogunfemi, a medical scientist and senior lecturer at a university in London, said the instrument would give students practical knowledge.
He also advised students to have access to medical treatment, adding that locals can also benefit from this treatment.
The alumnus, who graduated from the school in 1985/86, however appealed to the school authority to make equipment accessible and offer free treatment to students and community members.
>He said: “There are around 10 pieces of equipment and each one is worth less than £23,000. So if you multiply it by 850, some will be in the range of 20 million naira. The other four sets cost £20,000 and the final set is around £15,000.
"Like I said, I didn't pay for any of them. I picked them up from the hospital where I work.
"Twelve microscopes for malaria parasites; they can use it to detect if you have short blood; they can use it to test for anemia, food poisons, soil, pollution, diabetes, low sugar, etc.
“There is one for detecting early cancer; there are also microscopes – for detecting microorganisms and microbes; there are instruments for checking people with staph among others.
>"All these instruments belong to them. They are between 150 and 200 million naira. I didn't pay for it but used about 1.5 million naira to ship it.
"They just opened a new hospital and I hope they can use it properly. Because if you take your kids to school, you don't want them to get sick and they ask you to pick up your child."
He added: "In the meantime, they pay for medical care. So these instruments are there to hold the school accountable.
"But what I mean is they shouldn't charge.
"I also see that most of the students have the theoretical and practical knowledge, but they don't have the equipment to practice."
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