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  • Fed. Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe Assists Kidnapped Victim, Pays Hospital Bills

    Fed. Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe Assists Kidnapped Victim, Pays Hospital Bills

    A House of Representatives member, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has contributed to the treatment of a kidnap victim (names withheld) in Ekiti State.

    A statement by her Special Assistant, Media & Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, on Sunday, indicated that Akande-Sadipe received an SOS call from the victim’s family who had sustained various degrees of injury, in the hands of some suspected ritualists.

    Her family reached out to Rep. Akande-Sadipe on a need for urgent medical care from the life threatening injuries.

    Speaking on behalf of the rescued victim, Abisola Stella Aruleba, from Nims University, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India expressed total delight and boundless gratitude to the House of Representatives member whom she described as “an inspiration”.

    She applauded her genuine love for mankind, saying though the victim, a female, is not from Oyo state, the Representative swung into action.

    Contribution to the care of the victim is coming at a time when Rep. Akande-Sadipe had in various fora condemned the high spate of insecurity in the country

    Akande-Sadipe, who Chairs the House Committee on Diaspora therefore called on all relevant security agencies to find a lasting solution to the insecurity challenges bedevilling the country and appealed to Nigerians to dwell in Peace and Love.

  • Hospitals rendering full service – FCTA

    Hospitals rendering full service – FCTA

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

    The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA has affirmed that in the face of the  second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the territory hospitals are still rendering full medical services.

    In a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, made available to Daybreak, the attention of the FCTA was drawn to a newspaper publication saying that FCTA hospitals were currently rendering skeletal services due to the death of 20 medical doctors from COVID-19.

    According to the statement, this figure and the purported skeletal hospital services which is very far from the truth was credited to Dr Enema Amodu, the Chairman of the FCT chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association.

    It said that although Dr Amodu has since said that he was misquoted, as the 20 fatalities he quoted was the national figure cutting across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT, it is still pertinent that the FCTA sets the records straight in view of the fact that public confidence in public health institutions is very essential in the face of the current public health emergency orchestrated by COVID-19.

    According to Dr Mohammed Kawu, Ag Secretary of the Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA, the current situation in FCTA hospitals as at Monday, 28th December, 2020 are all FCTA hospitals are operating at full capacity inclusive of emergencies for adults and children, delivery and maternity services, theatre services (operating 24 hour services), laboratory and pharmaceutical services, and hospital kitchens. All clinics will resume full services after the Christmas holidays on Tuesday, 29th of December, 2020.

    While there had been incidences where COVID-19 positive patients had infected some medical personnel, these personnel and indeed the patients have been treated and discharged and the affected hospital areas fully decontaminated without any adverse effect on the overall functionality of the hospitals.

    According to records available to the FCTA, since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in the FCT on March 27th 2020, a total of 4 doctors working in both public and private hospitals have regrettably succumbed to the disease. The latest, being a female doctor from Gwarimpa General hospital, who passed on two weeks ago and a private medical doctor over the last one week.

    The Administration said it has continued to place a lot of emphasis on testing and was the first sub-national to reach the testing target of 1% of its population as recommended by the NCDC.

    It further emphazied that there are adequate supplies of PPEs in all the hospitals and efforts are being made to procure even more in the light of the second wave of transmission.  Emphasis is also being placed on the provision of high dependency care units in all COVID 19treatment centers

    The Administration enjoined all FCT residents to observe all health and safety protocols to contain the spread of the virus by observing physical distancing, frequent hand washing and facial coverings.

  • Second makeshift hospital in epicenter Wuhan delivered, put into operation

    Second makeshift hospital in epicenter Wuhan delivered, put into operation

    China’s second makeshift hospital to battle against the novel coronavirus in epicenter Wuhan on Feb. 6 completed acceptance testing by the city’s urban construction department and health commission after 10 days of construction.
    The first batch of medical teams have entered the hospital, received the first batch of patients of the novel coronavirus pneumonia on Feb. 8.
    The decision to build the hospital, located on the bank of Huangjia Lake in the Jiangxia district, was made by Wuhan immediately after the first makeshift hospital Huoshenshan broke ground on Jan. 25, the first day of the Chinese New Year. The Leishenshan Hospital was requested to be built in half a month.
    In face of the rapid spreading of the novel coronavirus, the hospital expanded its total designed construction area three times from 50,000 square meters to 75,000 square meters and finally 80,000 square meters. It’s designed capacity was also expanded from 1,300 beds to nearly 1,600 beds. The size of Leishenshan is twice as that of Huoshenshan.
    The Leishenshan Hospital uses modular design based on layout of field hospital, and includes three major areas: one for treatment, one for medical workers’ logistical support, and one for auxiliary treatment.
    CNBC covered the whole construction process of the Leishenshan Hospital in articles, pictures and videos, saying the construction of the new facilities echoes the rapid completion of Beijing’s Xiaotangshan hospital in 2003 built to treat patients affected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
    During an interview of Philippine newspaper Watchmen Daily Journal, an 84-year-old historian said she admired the Chinese government for their “efficiency and effectiveness in responding to the need of its people,” noting that such speed was just like magic.
    CNN noted that the “cohorting,” or zoning of the patients in the Leishenshan Hospital is very important, citing Emergency medicine physician Dr. Solomon Kuah who helped the International Rescue Committee coordinate the construction of emergency hospitals during a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Such design can effectively make up for the deficiency of the hospital, and it’s necessary to divide patients of differing levels of contagiousness.
    Both the lockdown of Wuhan and the Chinese New Year made it extremely difficult to seek materials and labors for the construction of the hospital. However, the employees of the Wuhan branches of the China State Construction Engineering, China State Railway Investment Construction Group, China Construction Science and Industry Corporation, China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering Group, and China Construction Third Engineering Bureau showed great enthusiasm for contributing their power, applying to go to the “frontline”.
    The number of constructers at the site kept growing, from hundreds to thousands. As of Feb. 4, there were over 1,000 managers and nearly 8,000 workers working at site day and night, and more than 1,400 large machineries and transportation vehicles were running busily. A total of 3,000 container houses, as well as 3,300 sets of mechanical and electrical installation tools have been shipped to the construction sites.
    “What makes the construction speed is the innovation of China’s construction technology,” said Wu Hongtao, secretary of the Party committee of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau First Engineering Co., Ltd., who directed the construction at site.
    He introduced that both Leishenshan and Huoshenshan Hospitals adopted cutting-edge construction technologies, and used as many assembly parts as possible to reduce field workload and save time. Besides, the construction and integral hoisting were carried out in an alternative manner, which maximized the efficiency.
    As a result, the Leishenshan Hospital was finally completed in just 10 days, and will make full contribution to the battle against the novel coronavirus.