BY LIONEL TAORAO Isles Media Freelance Reporter in Ulawa
CLINICS on Ulawa Island in the Makira Ulawa province recently has been supplied with necessary Covid19 equipments.
Receiving the equipment that arrived on LC Lokoiola on Tuesday, March 8, Mrs Angela Alahanimae, the Nurse in charge at Taheramo clinic said that she is very happy to see the equipments arrive as they need these, especially at this time as Ulawa Island now has recorded more than 70 positive COVID cases in the past weeks.
“I am so happy to see the equipments upon arrival as for the past weeks we have no Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for us to use when working but now, we have enough PPE’s in stock as well as all necessary medical drugs that we have run out for sometimes now”, Mrs Alahanimae said with a smile.
Pieces of equipment that have arrived include RAT test kits, Personal Protective Equipments medicines and other accessories which will be shared amongst the two clinics out of the four clinics on Ulawa that are providing services for the people of Ulawa at this time.
She said that the equipment and drugs sent were from the National Medical supplies store in Honiara which she says will help her and her colleagues to carry out their jobs efficiently during the Covid19 pandemic.
“Now that we have all PPE’s in stock it is now safer for us nurses to carry out our jobs without worry cos we have these pieces of equipment and accessories”, she added.
Featured Photo Caption: Medical supplies that arrived on LC Lokoiola for Ulawa clinics. 📷LIONEL TAORAO
