Canada, UNICEF, Others Hand Over Solar-powered Oxygen Plant To Kano

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), successful collaboration with the governments of Canada, Norway, and IHS Towers, has handed implicit a state-of-the-art solarised oxygen accumulation works to the Kano State government.

At the inauguration of the installation located astatine the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital successful Kano, UNICEF typical to Nigeria, Ms. Wafaa Saeed, described it arsenic “a beacon of innovation and resilience” that volition prevention countless lives.

She said the solar-powered works volition code captious oxygen shortages, peculiarly for newborns and children with pneumonia and respiratory illnesses.

She explained that the installation volition guarantee a reliable oxygen proviso adjacent during powerfulness outages and volition supply a exemplary for akin initiatives crossed the country.

In his remarks, Dapo Otunla, elder vice president of IHS Towers Nigeria, said the installation was portion of a nationwide task to fortify the oxygen proviso for hospitals.

“What we witnessed contiguous is the merchandise of a concern we announced with UNICEF successful 2022 to fortify oxygen proviso for treating pneumonia, COVID-19, and different hypoxia disorders, peculiarly among newborns and large women.

“The programme has installed 9 oxygen plants crossed Nigeria successful Rivers, Bauchi, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Cross River, Yobe and Kano States.

“The plants became operational successful March 2024 and person produced much than 103,000 litres of aesculapian oxygen, serving an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 patients monthly.

“This inaugural not lone strengthens healthcare systems but besides demonstrates the powerfulness of collaboration successful advancing SDG 3 – bully wellness and wellbeing,” Otunla said.

In a related development, the UK government, done the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office(FCDO), successful concern with UNICEF, besides handed implicit 55 climate-resilient facilities to the state, comprising 27 superior healthcare centres and 28 schools crossed the state.

Speaking during an authoritative handing-over ceremonial astatine Wangara Primary School successful Gezawa section authorities area, the UNICEF typical said the projects were successfully carried retired successful adjacent collaboration with the authorities authorities implicit the past year.

She explained that the facilities incorporated climate-smart solutions specified arsenic improved earthy ventilation, flood-resistant structures, and solar-powered vigor systems, which purpose to heighten cooler learning environments, supply reliable electricity, and guarantee mothers springiness commencement safely.

In his remarks, Governor Abba Yusuf, who received the squad astatine the Government House, appreciated their generosity, saying their volition aligns with authorities plans to amended education, healthcare, and quality superior development.

He assured that the authorities would usage them and integrate them into 1 of its strategies to guarantee life-saving interventions and a sustainable learning environment.