Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), on behalf of NAOC Joint Venture, has donated medical equipment to tertiary health institutions and hospitals in its four states of operations in the Niger Delta.
   
The commissioning and handover ceremonies was held recently during which the equipment were given to the medical facilities located in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo states. In particular, 11 mobile ventilators were donated to hospitals in various cities.
   
The initiatives were implemented to promote efficient health care delivery in the states and communities to contribute to development of the regions through a healthy population.
   
The company and the institutions will establish a joint monitoring and evaluation team that will review, periodically, the performances and feedback on the utility and impact of machines to health care delivery in the institutions.
   
The company and its partners implement initiatives such as infrastructure, health, education and capacity building, targeted at local socio-economic development to promote sustainable development of communities and states where it operates. NAOC operates in the land and swamp areas of the Niger Delta under a joint venture agreement, popularly referred to as the NAOC JV.