Donation of COVID-19 Relief Equipments
Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
| 1B Chuks Onyebuchi Drive, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria.
As part of our social responsibility initiatives, Safi Renewable Energy Limited in conjunction with its financial partner, Climate Fund Managers (CFM) made a considerable donation of critical medical equipment to the Akwa Ibom Government under the COVID-19 relief programme. The equipment was for the Covid Centre in Methodist General Hospital and Isolation Centre, Ituk Mbang as well as the Covid Centre, Ibom Multi-Specialists Hospital, Uyo.
The sum of NGN123.4 million was secured through the Akwa Ibom State Government’s collaboration with Climate Investor One and Climate Investor Two financing facilities and Safi Renewable Energy Limited. Precedence was given to the procurement of critical care equipment such as Ventilators, Oxygen Concentrators, and diagnostic equipment such as Hematocrit Centrifuges, Arterial Blood Gas Analysers and Digital Mobile X-ray Machines. In addition, PPE and Infant Incubators and Phototherapy units were also supplied.
The handover ceremony held on Friday, 2nd July 2021 at the Methodist General Hospital/Isolation Centre, Ituk Mbang. In attendance at the event was the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem; the Commissioner of Health, Professor Augustine Umoh; Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr Patrick Essiet; Chairman, Hospital Management Board, Dr. David Udoumoh; and the CEO, Safi Renewable Energy Limited, Mr Yinka Ogundare.
To ensure sustainability, DPL Construction Limited was commissioned as a consultant to provide technical support and project management for the donated equipment for a 12-month period.
We are honoured to have partnered with the Akwa Ibom Government, Akwa Ibom Ministry of Health, and the Akwa Ibom Ministry of Environment in this COVID-19 relief programme.
CFM is a leading blended finance fund manager dedicated to securing a sustainable future through investing across global emerging markets. Established in 2015, CFM is a joint venture between the Dutch development bank, FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks – part of the Sanlam Group of South Africa.
CFM manages the Climate Investor One and Climate Investor Two blended finance facilities which employ a mix of public and private capital to fund infrastructure projects in renewable energy, water, sanitation, and ocean related sectors across global emerging markets. Visit https://climatefundmanagers.com/ to learn more.
