The Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund has donated medical training equipment worth N42 million to the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (UI) for the training of medical students.
Among the equipment donated are: a Lung Sound and Auscultation Trainer, a Blood Pressure Measurement Trainer, a Lumbar Puncture & Epidural Simulator, a Paediatric IV, Hand Simulator, a Paediatric Lumbar Puncture Simulator II, a Rectal Examination Trainer MK, Keele & Staff Episiotomy Repair Trainer, a Chest Drain & Needle Decompression Trainer, an Airway Suction Trainer, an Abdominal Ultrasound Examination Trainer, Ultrasound Vascular Access Trainer and a SimMom Birth Simulator.
During the presentation of the items to the institution, the Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Jordi Borrut Bel revealed that the Trust Fund has so far committed over N90 million to the College since 2015 for different projects.
Bel stated, “Since the birth of civilisation, the medical profession has remained one of the most noble and respected professions in the world. Today, more than ever before, medical personnel are playing a central role in the battle to protect our world from some of the worst viruses we have ever seen. We therefore have a collective duty to prepare the next generation of doctors for the future in the best possible way. This is why we remain absolutely committed to supporting the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and other educational institutions in providing quality healthcare across Nigeria”.
Responding, the Provost of the College, Professor Olapade Olaopa commended the Trust Fund for the good gesture, pointed out that the equipment donated would be of great assistance in providing quality training to the medical students.
