COVID-19: Julius Berger Donates Hospital Beds to Isolation Centres in Kaduna, Kano States

BY GRACE ANYANWU, ABUJA – Nigeria’s leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, during the week continued its strategic commitment, consistent efforts and vigorous voluntary operations to support the Nigerian Government and people in the fight to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

Sequel to extending its “Food for our Communities Campaign” to Kaduna and Kano States last week, the company on Wednesday also sent its hospital palliatives donation team to deliver hospital beds and mattresses to isolation centres in the two States. 

The Julius Berger team which was led by the company’s Project Coordinator for the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road construction project, Mr Ibrahim Yusuf, hnded over hospital beds and mattresses to the office of the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government (SSG), at Hassan Usman Katsina House, Kawo Kaduna, where the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the SSG, Alhaji Bashir Muhammed received the items.

The Permanent Secretary, on behalf of the Governor and people of Kaduna State, thanked Julius Berger for the support offered Kaduna State at this critical time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bashir commended Julius Berger for its show of goodwill and asked the company team to convey the appreciation of the Kaduna State Government and people to the Management of Julius Berger for the company’s sensitivity, empathy and magnanimity.

From Kaduna, the Julius Berger team moved to Kano State where the company also donated more hospital beds and mattresses to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital which were handed over team leader, Ibrahim Yusuf to the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Professor Abdulrahman Abba Sheshe.

Yusuf said the donation of the beds and mattresses to the hospital’s isolation centre was Julius Berger’s sincere way of identifying with the immediate and critical needs of the hospital and the Kano community. The CMD, speaking on behalf of the Minister of Health, the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and the Kano communities, expressed gratitude for the donation.

He requested the company’s team to also convey the hospital’s sincere appreciation to the Management of Julius Berger for the kindness of the voluntary donation, adding that it will go a long way to assist the work of the frontline health workers in the fight to contain the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in Kano.

Julius Berger which, amongst several other palliatives, has also donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to hospitals in the country, pledged that its palliatives operations will continue to support the government and communities, until, according to the company’s Managing Director, Dr Lars Richter, “The monster of covid-19 is collectively defeated and dislodged out of our country and communities”.