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To give as many premature babies as possible a chance of living, the UBA Foundation recently donated incubators to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, adding to its list of similar donations in the healthcare sector across the country.

Ijeoma Aso, Managing Director and CEO of the Foundation, said that “UBA places high priority to the health sector and that the donation to the hospitals was in fulfillment of the foundation’s key objective of improving the lives and wellbeing of the communities where UBA has presence.” The donation of the incubators, she said, “is an ongoing project of the foundation with more teaching hospitals across the country lined up to benefit from the gesture.” Speaking at separate presentation ceremonies held in Enugu and Kano, Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) of both institutions respectively described UBA Foundation’s donation as a laudable and innovative gesture. “’Some of our old incubators in the hospital were purchased as far back as 1972, which is 41 years ago, even some of our consultants here were not born then. So you can see why we are very grateful to UBA for this wonderful gesture” said Obinna Onodugo, the acting Medical Director of UNTH, Enugu, while receiving the incubators. His counterpart at AKTH, Professor Aminu Zakari Mohammed, described the donation as timely and would go a long way in reducing infant mortality in the country. “We assure UBA that this gesture will be well utilized as we have a culture of maintaining our equipment” he said. The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee AKTH, Dr. Mohammed Sani Mijinyawa in his brief remarks said that the donation of incubators to the teaching hospital is the first of its kind by any corporate body or financial institution while the Director Administration, Alhaji Mohammed Suleiman said that this gesture will outlive the bank as whoever helps save a life, has helped save humanity. The head of department of Pediatrics, UNTH, Ifeoma Emodi, a Professor, expressed appreciation to the bank emphasizing that the donation would help in fostering a mutually beneficial relationship between the hospital and the bank. Casmir Molokwu, Regional Bank Head, Enugu, UBA Plc, who led the delegation to the UNTH Enugu, emphasized UBA’s commitment to doing business in a sustainable way by supporting the communities where it operates. Similarly, Directorate Head, Far North Bank, Abubakar Bello, who said that he has been a beneficiary of the AKTH’s expertise in managing the health of his twin babies at infancy through the Special Care Baby Unit of the hospital, noted that UBA understands clearly what it means to partner and support health institutions across the country including AKTH. He said the bank will continue to partner and support AKTH in any way possible. Photo Source: stelladimokokorkus.com