Dear All,
As
Commissioner for Health in Cross River State (2004-8), one of our greatest
challenges was providing 24/7 oxygen supply to our facilities, especially after
we established the integrated emergency
ambulance service and floated the
ambulances. Oxygen came from Port Harcourt (PH) and could take up to two weeks
to refill cylinders. We entrenched the practice of sending staff to go to PH so
that we could refill supplies within 24 hours! As a result our team of advisers
convinced former Governor Malam Isa Yuguda to establish an oxygen production
plant in the ultra modern Bauchi Specialist Hospital before it was commissioned
in April 2015 ( We pray that it was completed and is functional today)
We are
excited therefore to share the news below.that the Nigerian Air Force is coming
to the rescue – we hope that they can supply beyond the Airforce, at least to
the health facilities in Adamawa state: READ ON
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Monday, July
10, 2017
’ Air
Force Chief commissions giant oxygen plant in Yola
By Kabiru R.
Anwar,Yola | Publish Date: Jul 10 2017 7:37PM
Chief
of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar has commissioned an oxygen generating
facility at the Air Force Base Yola.
Speaking at
the event held on Monday, the Air Force chief underscored the
significance of liquid oxygen plant to the success of air operations in the
North East.
He noted
that apart from critical military application, the gas plant would produce
oxygen for civilian purposes in hospitals across Adamawa State.
"Oxygen
is a critical requirement for survival of fighter pilots during high altitude
operations. It is also an essential requirement at health facilities. Sometimes
a lot of resources are expended in acquiring oxygen from as far places as
Kaduna and Kano", he stated.
He noted
that unavailability of oxygen sometimes hindered air operations, saying it was
out of necessity that the present leadership of the Air Force deemed it
necessary to set up the gas plant.
The giant
mullti-purpose plant has the capacity to produce oxygen and nitrogen at
99.7% and 99.9% respectively.
In his
remark, Governor Muhammad Jibrilla commended the leadership of Nigerian Air
Force for being innovative, saying the oxygen plant would no doubt benefit the
people of the state. ’’
Joseph Ana
Africa Center for Clin Gov Research &
Patient Safety
@ HRI West Africa
Group - HRI WA
Consultants in
Clinical Governance Implementation
Publisher: Health and
Medical Journals
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Estate, Calabar
Cross River State, Nigeria
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Joseph Ana has a cumulative continuous practice experience of over 40-years in
Nigeria, United Kingdom and Ghana as a Primary Health Care Physician, Public
Health Expert, General and Urological Surgeon, Health Policy Expert and
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