Humanitarian Gesture:

K-Towners in Atlanta USA Donate to Kumba District Hospital

They sent a 40-foot container bearing Medical Equipment and other supplies to the hospital that was recently burned by yet unknown persons.

By Ekoko Willies in Kumba

K’ba District Hospital Management receives medical equipment sent by K-Towners in Atlanta USA

The Director of the Kumba District Hospital, Dr Ngang Paul Enongene, made the announcement during a ceremony to unveil the package, on Friday 20 December, at the esplanade of the hospital.

 Dr. Enongene said the donation packaged in a 40-foot container, is the fruit of a partnership between K-Towners Association, Atlanta, U.S.A, and the NGO, Medshare International.

                The items sent include a modern ultrasound kit for echography, an X-Ray apparatus, radiant warmer, electro-surgical generator, assorted surgical forceps, sterilized surgical gowns, aprons, Biohazards, beds, forearm, crutches, electrocardiograph, microscopes, suction pump and others.

                Dr. Enongene thanked the donors for the timely intervention, which comes barely months after parts of the hospital were set ablaze on 11 February 2019 by yet unknown persons.

                He said the gesture comes at a time when the government has allocated the sum of FCFA 650 million for the reconstruction and upgrading of the hospital.

                He revealed that a survey done by the delegation of state property, surveys and land tenure valued the destroyed portion of the hospital at the sum of FCFA over 175 million.

                The Hospital prior to the fire incident had 15 Medical Doctors amongst which were 2 Obstetrician/Gynecologists, 1 General Surgeon and 12 General Practitioners. Today it counts barely 4 Medical Doctors and a few devoted nurses and Laboratory Technicians. The majority of the doctors and nurses haven abandoned their duty posts either due to the ongoing Anglophone conflict or to pursue further studies.

                For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hospital who doubles as the Government Delegate to the Kumba City Council, Victor Ngoh Nkelle, encouraged the management of the hospital to use the equipment judiciously.

                He thanked the President of the K-Towners Association in Atlanta, Scott Nyambi, for thinking about the town where they spent their childhood days and for making such a huge gesture, which he said will contribute in no small measure to alleviate the living conditions of denizens of K-Town.

                The GD called on other K-Towners to emulate the good example of K-Towners Atlanta, USA and also donate generously to K-Town.

                The 2nd Assistant S.D.O for Meme, Njonje Hermia, also exhorted the Management of the Hospital to handle the equipment jealously because it a precious gift that is meant to solve an urgent need.

                The event afforded an opportunity for the Hospital management to appreciate some workers who have been outstanding in the course of the year.

                Dr Asonganyi Etienne, an Obstetrician/Gynecologist, was crowned overall best Medic of the Hospital.