As part of concerted efforts to reduce child mortality in the country, UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa Plc has undertaken to donate incubators to teaching hospitals in the country.
As a result, the Foundation on Monday donated two incubators to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
According to a statement by the Media Relations Officer, UBA, Mr. Abdul Imoyo, the incubators were received by the Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof. Michael Ibadin and other principal officers of the hospital.
The statement quoted the Managing Director, UBA Foundation, Ms Ijeoma Aso, as saying, “It is our hope that this gesture will help save babies born premature in the Benin area. It follows from the donation of incubators made by us to the Lagos University Hospital last year.
“UBA Foundation as the corporate social responsibility arm of UBA is committed to giving back to the society through a number of initiatives and special intervention programmes of this nature,” Aso added.
Ibadin commended the foundation for the gesture and promised that the incubators would be put to good use.
According to him, the donation brings to twenty four, the number of incubators in the hospital, thus making it the hospital with the highest number of incubators in Nigeria.
“Our banking relationship with UBA spans over three decades and we will continue to do all we can to nurture it,” he added.
According to the statement, University College Hospital Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu and Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital, Kano are some of the hospitals that will benefit from this gesture from the foundation.
Established in 2004, UBA Foundation through its focus areas such as education, environment and economic empowerment has been touching the lives of people in Nigeria and other parts of Africa where UBA has presence.
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