Ondo gets free N2.1b medical supplies from Atlanta based Medshare
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the module for receiving the container load of 300000 worth of medical supplies and equipment involves the sponsorship of 25000 for shipping logistics1 gov. rotimi akeredolu of ondo state has secured a 6 million about n2.1 billion worth of new medical equipment from medshare a u.s.-based non-profit organisation in atlanta1 nan reports that the non-profit organisation had donated more than 40 million worth of new medical equipment to strengthen nigerias healthcare systems in the last 20 years1 all the 19 northern state governments and the federal capital territory have benefitted from the organisation while beneficiaries in the south include abia anambra bayelsa delta osun oyo lagos enugu and abia1 akeredolu said the partnership with medshare would see the state securing up to 50 containers load of equipment to equip all its hospitals and health centres with new state-of-art medical facilities1 the governor said when his aide secured the deal he felt it was unbelievable especially considering that in nigeria people believed used medical equipment could be shipped to the country1 i went there medshare myself and found out that everything theyre going to ship down is new and a lot of our colleagues have benefitted from this nobody has ever mentioned it1 i mean what i got from nell diallo the vice chairman of medshare is that initially she got the 19 states in the north to come and they all came and bought into it1 babangida former governor aliyu bought into it in niger state1 today bayelsa is doing a lot because it got people to sponsor them bayelsa is doing a lot of shipment1 i now said if this be the case and we never knew and not only that the federal government of nigeria has bought into it1 when we got into their storage facility we saw a lot of packages ready to go to national hospital a lot are going to bayelsa1 and i was saying wow wow so we are missing out of these1 i said to them immediately we are going to order for about 20 container loads to start with akeredolu said1 akeredolu told the correspondent of the news agency of nigeria nan in atlanta that he ordered 20 containers load of new medical equipment from medshare to strengthen the states healthcare1 the governor said the bargain was too good and that the state government would source for funds immediately to pay the 500000 for shipping logistics for all the 20 containers1 akeredolu said we will raise funds to make sure that we are able to pay for it so that we can equip our hospitals with necessary facilities which have been lacking for long1 so my understanding with medshare is for us to start with 20 container loads for now and then we proceed until we get to 50 container loads1 if were able to do that then im sure all the medical equipment needs for all our hospitals in ondo state we will have covered it because everything we need theyre all there1 anyway things that are not there medshare the idea is for us to let them know and they will source it and send to us too. so this is a good idea1 vice-president international development of medshare ms nell diallo described akeredolu as a serious-minded leader who wants to make lasting impact in the lives of his citizens1 i am happy to work with serious leaders like the ondo state governor who makes a difference diallo said1 nan reports that medshare is a medical surplus recovery organisation that collects and distributes surplus medical products to qualified healthcare facilities in medically-underserved communities around the world on an on-going basis1 the organisation was named a four star charity for the 13th consecutive year by charity navigator which designation recognises the top one per cent of u.s. charities based on the criteria of transparency organisational accountability and measurable impact1 currently in its 20th year of operations medshare has collected over 207 million worth of lifesaving medical supplies and equipment that has helped over 19 million patients in over 100 countries and territories1 it uses the world health organisations standard for accepting donations to go to underserved countries1 at any given time it has roughly 25 million worth of materials ready to be shipped1 nigeria has received the largest number and percentage of the containers in the ngos 20 years of operation1